Tag: Paradip Port

The court also rejected the bail plea of other two accused-Debapriya Mohanty and Sumanta Rout. However, the court granted bail to builder Sisir Dash and refused to extend the remand period sought by the probing agency.

"This exercise was to evaluate the levels of efficacy at every level. The participants were divided into Red Team (attacking) and Blue Team (defending) and real-time simulated exercises were conducted. Every team did its best to win. Every aspect was evaluated and the SOPs studied," a senior ICG official said.

The Union minister also reviewed the progress of Paradip Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) with officials of state-run Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), and Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL).

Paradip: Indian Navy ships INS ‘Sumedha’ and INS ‘Tihayu’ arrived at Paradip Port today ahead of the National Navy Day which is going to be celebrated on December 4. As per reports, both the ships arrived at the Port for an exhibition for the public during the Navy Day “We celebrate National Navy day on […]

Bhubaneswar: There seems no end to the war of words between the political parties over the Black Rose sinking incident. Odisha BJP vice-president Samir Mohanty today pointed fingers at the Crime Branch stating that even though two offices were operating (linked to the Black Rose shipping activities) in the Capital city, they were never touched […]

Bhubaneswar: With Paradip emerging as a major industrial hub, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday informed that an airport will set up in the port town. Speaking to the media, after a meeting with Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Pradhan said that there is need to develop the region and it would remain incomplete […]

Paradip: Paradip Port has set another record by handling 100 million tonnes of cargo in the financial year 2017-18. In terms of cargo handling, the port registered a growth of 15 percent in comparison to last financial year. The cargo handling target includes 60 percent import and 40 percent export. Chairman of Paradip Port, Rinkesh […]

Paradip: Cargo operations at the Paradip Port were affected today after stevedoring staff and workers resorted to a cease-work agitation protesting illegal dismissal and transfer of workers. Sources said more than 2,000 workers and stevedoring staff, engaged in cargo handling at the port, staged protest in front of the offices of stevedoring companies in the […]

Paradip: Movement of cargo and other shipping activities came to a grinding halt as workers of different stevedore firms resorted to cease-work at the Paradip Port here on Wednesday. The workers under an aegis of the ‘Paradip Port Shramik Samanyua Samiti’, launched the strike demanding a minimum monthly salary of Rs 18,000 against eight hours […]

Paradip: The stationing of ICGS Sujay in the Coast Guard fleet at Paradip port will augment the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) presence and capabilities off Odisha coast, said Coast Guard DIG Rakesh Makwana today while introducing the latest Offshore Patrol Vessel at the port today. ICGS Sujay will help the coast guards to undertake exclusive […]

Paradip: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 1.17 crore on Dumper Owners Association on account of the strike held by the association in 2015 that led to disruption of work at Paradip Port in Jagatsinghpur district. The association’s president and secretary have also been slapped with a fine […]

Paradip: The Paradip Port here has created a record by handling 24 ships in the last 24 hours, port authorities said. The port handled the 24 vessels from 8 am on Sunday to 8 am today with nine of them being in the first phase. Sources said the port handled seven vessels in the second […]

Paradip/New Delhi: The first shipment of US crude oil to India arrived at the Paradip Port in Odisha today, as part of the two million barrels contracted by India to keep oil prices low and stable for the benefit of consumers. The shipment follows recent commitments to US oil purchases by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) […]

Paradip: The intra-port transport service has been hit since last night as dumper drivers and helpers have staged a strike to press for fulfilment of several demands including on-time payment of salary. Around 1,400 drivers and helpers are demanding payment of employees’ provident fund (EPF) and Employees’ State Insurance (ESI), and their inclusion under the […]

Paradip: A new oil spill response vessel, ‘Sagar Utkal’, for monitoring the oceonographic activities in Odisha was launched at the Paradip port here on Saturday. The vessel has been dedicated to the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) under the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project, in order to patrol the coastal areas of Paradip, Dhamra […]