Paradip Port Trust (PPT) plans to expand its cargo handling capacity to 237 million tonne by the year ending 2020 in order to cater to the increase in EXIM trade.
PPT is one of the major ports of India serving the eastern and central parts of the country. Its hinterland extends to the Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The port mainly deals with bulk cargo apart from other clean cargoes. There is unprecedented growth in the traffic handled at this port in the last decade, the port said in its website. Meanwhile, it is learnt that PPT is looking out for a contractor for upkeeping of railway yard outside Harbour area.
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