Tag: Paradip Port Trust

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Cargo handling at six major ports rise in April

Cargo handling at six major ports rise in April

During April 2013, cargo handling at six major ports rose from the year-ago month, while that of other seven ports contracted. Cargo handling at all the major ports taken together declined 2.58 per cent to 54.56 mn t during April 2013. Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is one of the six major ports which witnessed growth in cargo

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Paradip port focuses on mechanising berths

Paradip port focuses on mechanising berths

SS Misra, Chairman of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) informed that the port management has given top priority to berth mechanisation and acquisition of two mobile harbour cranes. He said this while explaining the cargo volume handled by the port in April 2013. During the month, the port handled 5.65 million tonne (mn t) of traffic, thus posting 4.24 per cent growth over the same period

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Cargo handling at PPT rises 4.2%

Cargo handling at PPT rises 4.2%

Cargo volume handled by Paradip Port Trust (PPT) rose 4.24 per cent to 56.55 million tonne (mn t) during 2012-13 compared to 54.55 mn t in the earlier year. The port raised its cargo handling capacity to 102 mn t in 2012-13 from 80 mn t last year following commissioning of the single point mooring for handling 320,000 tonne capacity vessels

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Work on channel deepening at PPT nears completion

Work on channel deepening at PPT nears completion

The work on deepening of the channel at Paradip Port Trust (PPT) in Odisha is approaching completion, the port authority informed through its official website. After completion of this project, the entrance channel will have a depth of 17.1 metre (m) and approach channel will have a depth of 18.7 m to handle vessels up to 125,000 DWT.

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Paradip Port may post growth in cargo handling

Paradip Port may post growth in cargo handling

Reports indicate that Paradip Port may handle more cargo in 2012-13 that what it handled in 2011-12. However, the port may not be able to meet the target of 63 million tonne (mn t) set by the union shipping ministry. In 2011-12, the port registered 54.2 mn t cargo handling. During Apr-Dec 2012, the port handled 45 mn t car

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Paradip Port awards Rs 210 cr contracts to Mercator

Paradip Port awards Rs 210 cr contracts to Mercator

Odisha-based Paradip Port Trust awarded two contracts worth Rs 210 crore to the diversified conglomerate Mercator Group. In a communication to Bombay Stock Exchange, Mercators said the contracts pertain to maintenance dredging of the approach and extended approach channel

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Paradip ore terminal project faces inordinate delay

Paradip ore terminal project faces inordinate delay

The proposed iron ore terminal project at Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is facing inordinate delay because of lack of environment and forest clearances, and court cases over relocation of iron ore plots. Blue Water Iron Ore Terminal, a special purpose vehicle floated by the Hong Kong-based Noble Group, in partnership with Gammon Infrastructure Projects and MMT

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PPT seeks waiver of license norms

PPT seeks waiver of license norms

Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is awaiting a positive response on its request to waive license norms for storing imported coal at its warehouse. The port is mandated to secure a storage licence and a transport license for all mineral transactions under the Odisha Mineral (Prevention of Theft, Smuggling and Illegal mining and Regulation of Possession, Storage and Tran

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Contract opportunities in PPT

Contract opportunities in PPT

Odisha-based Paradip Port Trust (PPT) plans to raise its cargo handling capacity from 80 million metric tonne to 143 million metric tonne by the year 2015 and to 252 million metric tonne by 2020 through a host of capacity expansion projects, the port said in its website. Towards this goal, the port plans to deepen channel and berths' to handle Cape size vessels (i.e. up to 1, 25,000 DWT size),