• In December 2022, Paradip Port to handle 12.6 million metric tonnes of cargo, the highest monthly cargo volume recorded by any major port in the country.
In December 2022, Paradip Port is expected to handle 12.6 million metric tonnes of cargo, the highest monthly cargo volume recorded by any major port in the country. Till December 2022, the PPA has handled 96.81 MMT of cargo, as against 83.6 MMT in the corresponding period in the previous financial year.
This year, the port implemented several system improvement initiatives, which promoted a growth of 15.5% over the previous year. With an astonishing 58.11% growth over the previous financial year, coastal thermal coal handling now accounts for around 31.56% of all cargo volumes handled at the port. Team PPA was felicitated for their outstanding performance by President of PPA Shri P.L. Harnadh.
“The new year 2023 augurs well for the port as it is all set to cross the coveted 100 MMT cargo handling mark in the month of January itself. "The port is all set to set a record of cargo handling of over 125 MMT in the current financial year," the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a statement on Monday.
With plans to coastal ship thermal coal to power plants in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, Paradip Port is fast becoming one of the country's major coastal shipping hubs.
On December 14, 2022, Paradip Port handled the highest ever MT cargo handled in a single day setting a new record of 6,49,730 MT. “It is to be noted that recently after the dredging of the northern dock, Paradip Port successfully berthed MV Golden Barnett, a Cape vessel of 16.20 m draft carrying 1,46,554 tonnes of coking coal at KICT berth. As the port vying for the coveted 125 MMT cargo handling mark in the current financial year, it urges stakeholders to leverage the Cape handling facilities at Paradip Port to achieve better efficiency and economies of scale," Ports, Shipping And the ministry said. Waterways said in a statement.
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