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PPT agrees to handle marine products cargo

PPT agrees to handle marine products cargo

From the end of September, Pradip Port Trust (PPT) agreed to handle export cargo of seafood or marine products through a designated container yard. The yard would handle marine products and refrigerated container cargo. The port authority agreed to handle the marine cargo during a meeting with the officials of the Seafood Expo

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GAIL, Paradip Port may sign MoU for LNG terminal project

GAIL, Paradip Port may sign MoU for LNG terminal project

GAIL India and Paradip Port Trust may soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up an LNG terminal, most probably offshore at the port. GAIL (India), the largest state-owned gas processing and distribution company, proposes to set up an LNG terminal, most probably offshore, at the port.

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Paradip Port handles 3 times more ore cargo

Paradip Port handles 3 times more ore cargo

During Apr-Jun 2013, Paradip port handled 1.03 million tonne of iron ore export cargo compared to just 371,000 tonne in the year-ago period. Specifically, the cargo is iron ore fines of 62 grade. The almost three fold rise in ore export cargo is attributed to the depreciation of rupee against the dollar. Federation of Indian Mineral Industries said there is no major rush of importers to book Indian iron ore. The rise in ex

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Cargo volume at PPT rises 45% in June quarter

Cargo volume at PPT rises 45% in June quarter

During Apr-Jun 2013 quarter, cargo volume at Paradip Port Trust (PPT) rose 45 per cent to 17 million tonne (mn t) from 11.74 mn t in the year-ago period. In an official statement, the only major port in Odisha said the cargo volume during the quarter exceeded the target set for the period by 5.79 per cent.Among all major ports in the country, the port is ranked at second position in terms of both volume and percentage growth in traffic. In June alone, the throu