Tag: Paradip Port

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Odisha: Paradip Port Handles Highest Volume Of Cargo In Country During Last FY

Paradip: In a rare feat, Paradip port handled a record volume of 114.5 million metric tonnes of cargo during last financial year. It is the highest among all the major ports in the country during the period, a top official said. India’s second-biggest state-owned port achieved the feat overcoming the hurdles caused by outbreak of […]

  • Friday, 02 April 2021
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