Paradip Port Trust

CBI arrests chief mechanical engineer of Paradip Port Trust in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the chief mechanical engineer of Paradip Port Trust in Odisha and three other persons including the middleman in a bribery case.

Paradip Port to be developed into world-class port at cost of Rs 3,000 cr

Paradip Port in Odisha will be developed into a world-class modern port which will have capability to handle capesize vessels at a cost of Rs 3,004.63 crore. The project involves deepening and optimisation of inner harbour facilities including development of western dock on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis under public-private partnership mode at the port, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a statement on Sunday. "One of those visionary initiatives is capital intensive project at Paradip Port which will transform the port into a world-class modern port which will have capability to handle capesize vessels... the estimated cost of the project is Rs 3,004.63 crore," it said. Capesize is the largest class of bulkship that can carry any type of cargo, such as iron ore and coal. Such vessels are called "capesize" as they cannot pass through the Panama Canal and have to go around the Cape of Good Hope to sail between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. According to

Paradip Port in line with PM Modi's vision of development, says Sonowal

Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the Paradip Port is in line with Modi's vision of the development of eastern states

Adani, Essar, queue up for govt's Rs 2,500 cr-plan to develop ports

The largest of seven proposed PPP projects is at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), which plans to privatise its container terminal

Numaligarh refinery gets 200-acre land within Paradip port for oil terminal

NRL has deposited Rs 20 crore with the PPT as initial land deposit

Gadkari commits Rs 1-trillion investments for Paradip Port's expansion

Minister says 50,000 jobs will be created, assures Rs 2.5 trillion will be invested in Odisha by ministries held by him

PPT, IOCL to build airport for disaster management operations

he airport is proposed to come within the port premises outside of the harbour area

Paradip port aims to topple Deendayal Port, eyes top slot in cargo handling

In last fiscal, PPT joined the exclusive club of ports in India- Deendayal Port and Mundra port by handling in excess of 100 million tonnes (mt) of cargo

Paradip Port's Outer Harbour project at bay on sliding coal demand

The project was conceptualized to ship thermal coal primarily to the southern states

Odisha's Paradip Port registers 18% cargo growth in first quarter of FY18

Port handled 24.44 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter

Paradip port aims to be numero uno major port in three years

Lines up Rs 20,000 cr investment to boost cargo capacity to 330 million tonne

Paradip Port to select consultant soon for Rs 8,200-cr outer harbour project

The outer harbour is part of PPT's grand plan to reach a cargo volume of 325 million tonne by 2025