Tag: Paradip Port

paradip
Prardip Port Trust to double capacity, develop industrial park

Kolkata: Paradip Port Trust (PPT), which is in the process of doubling its evacuation capacity in near future, has also prepared a blueprint for a smart industrial park and multi modal logistic park spread over 600 acres, officials said on Tuesday. Under the Union Shipping Ministry’s flagship Sagarmala programme which will entail an investment of […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
paradip port
Odisha set to revive 10 port projects

Bhubaneswar: After a prolonged legal battle and a court verdict in its favour, the Odisha government is set to renew the concession agreements (CAs) as well as expedite the land acquisition process for 10 minor ports along its coast. “As the Orissa High Court has disposed of the case pertaining to the non-major port projects, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Nitin Gadkari
Paradip port capacity to be increased three fold by 2025: Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Friday said Paradip port's cargo handling capacity would be increased to 325 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2025

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
paradip port
OSL protest: Administration clamps section 144

Paradip: The local administration on Wednesday clamped section 144 at the protest area in front of Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) after two meetings between the company management and the agitating employees failed. However, the protestors have said that they will continue their protest till the 15 employees, who have been sacked by OSL, are reinstated. […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
INS VIRAAT
On final journey, INS Viraat makes port call in Odisha

On its farewell journey on the east coast, Indian navy's aircraft carrier INS Viraat made a call at the Paradip port in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
Silversea-Cruises
Luxury cruise ship docks with 120 foreign tourists at Paradip port

Paradip: Monaco-based luxury cruise liner, Silversea Cruisestoday anchored at Paradip Port with as many as 120 foreign tourists. The ship was accorded a grand welcome on its arrival as it was the first such luxury cruise liner in ten years that dropped its anchor on Odisha coast. The ship berthed at Wet Basin inside the […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Paradip to be made a smart port, smart city: Nitin Gadkari

Rourkela: Paradip would be developed into a smart port and smart city at an investment of Rs 40,000 crore as part of the Centre’s plan to bring about a speedy development of Odisha, Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced today. “The Centre is committed to speedy development of Odisha. While road network is being expanded in […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
CCI slaps Rs 3.86 lakh fine on dumper owners

New Delhi: Fair trade regulator CCI has imposed a penalty of Rs 3.86 lakh on Dumper Owners’ Association and its office bearers for indulging in unfair business practices with respect to rates for providing dumper services within the Paradip Port, Odisha. CCI has also asked the grouping to “cease and desist” from indulging in anti-competitive […]

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
Paradip-port-strike
Cargo operation hit as stevedore workers launch cease-work strike in Paradip Port

Paradip: Cargo handling operations at Paradip port was affected after workers engaged in various stevedoring agencies launched a cease-work strike today. The stevedore workers have resorted to agitation demanding fulfillment of their 13-point charter of demands including change of designation from ‘helper’ to ‘operator’. The agitating workers rued that despite working for several years, the […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
paradip port fire
Fire Breaks Out In Paradip Port, No Casualties

A massive fire broke out at the Mechanical Coal Handling Plant (MCHP) on the premises of Paradip port on Saturday.

  • Sunday, 16 May 2021
Paradip Port
Coronavirus Scare: Paradip Port Trust Asks Crew Members Of 7 Ships Not To Disembark

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set up a special task force to monitor the situation in view of a novel coronavirus outbreak in China while the Paradip Port Trust has stopped the crew of seven cargo ships from disembarking, officials said on Friday. Five people are currently under the scanner in the state as they […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Paradip
Fishermen get new lease of life after de-silting of Paradip fishing harbour

Paradip: The fishermen community dependent for their livelihood on the Paradip fishing harbour have now got a new lease of life thanks to the completion of the much-awaited dredging of the anchorage. Chairman of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Rinkesh Roy on Thursday informed that the fishing vessels docking at Paradip Integrated Fishery Harbour will now […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
Paradip-Port
Paradip Port Handles Highest Volume Of Cargo In Country During First Quarter Of Current Fiscal

Bhubaneswar: Paradip port in Odisha has handled 25.73 million tonnes of cargo during the first quarter of the current fiscal, the highest among major ports in the country, a top port official said on Saturday. Overcoming the hurdles caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the port has handled 25.73 million tonnes of cargo during the April […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
JSPL
Jindal Steels Eager To Build Container Manufacturing Unit In Paradip

Paradip: Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has expressed interest to set up a container manufacturing unit at Paradip, as part of its commitment to ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in…

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Paradip-Port
Central Nod For Rs 3K Crore Paradip Port Infra Development Projects

Paradip: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the project for deepening and optimisation of inner harbour facilities including development of Western Dock at Paradip Port to handle cape size vessels. The Western Dock will be developed on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
scrollToTop