Paradip

GAIL plans LNG terminal in Paradip port

2013-10-18T09:01:26+00:00

GAIL is planning to set up an offshore LNG terminal in Paradip port in the state of Orissa. The company has signed an MoU with the Paradip port to implement the project. The capacity of the LNG terminal in the first phase will be 4 mtpa. It may be noted, GAIL is already setting up a Surat-Paradip pipeline project.

Paradip Port to expand its capacity

2012-01-23T16:28:33+00:00

Paradip Port is being expanded with an investment of Rs. 31410 million by the centre. The capacity of the port will increase from 76 million tpa to 133 million tpa. The expansion activities will include second and third single point mooring (SPM) by IOCL and a southern oil jetty, deep draft iron ore berth, coal berth of 10 million tpa. The SPM's are scheduled to be completed by 2012, oil jetty by 2013. The berth are to be built on BOT basis

Paradip Port Trust to develop satellite port at Bahuda Mohana

2012-01-23T16:27:05+00:00

Paradip Port Trust is planning to develop a satellite port in Bahuda Mohana near Berhampur in Ganjam district of Orrisa. Land required of around 2500 acres is currently owned by government and the port trust has asked for transfer. The new port is likely to have a capacity to handle of 20 million tonnes of cargo - mostly bulk cargo. The entailed investment is likely to be in the range of Rs. 25,000 million.

Essar to modernize Paradip Port Trust

2010-06-01T06:30:31+00:00

Essar Bulk Terminal Paradip Ltd (EBTPL) is planning to invest Rs.5000 million to for mechanization of central quay III berth taking the total capacity of the terminal to 30 mtpa. The project is likely to be completed by April 2011.

Paradip port has traffic growth of 27%

2010-02-24T11:35:25+00:00

Paradip port traffic handling crossed above 50 mt in the current fiscal and registered highest growth rate among the ports in India. It is constructing a multi-purpose berth and has short-listed 8 consortium. Construction of the work is likely to start in 6 months time. For more details click here

Paradip Port - an overview

2010-02-24T11:34:32+00:00

Paradip Port – after the union government has taken over its administration became a major port in 1966. It is the first port in east coast -post independence and is spread over sprawling 7000 acres. It is taking up various ongoing projects for details click here

Paradip Port Trust signs agreement for iron ore terminal

2009-07-05T08:37:02+00:00

Paradip Port Trust signs agreement for iron ore terminal with Blue Water Iron Ore Terminal Pvt Ltd for constructing a deep drought iron ore terminal at Paradip port. Blue Water Iron Ore Terminal Pvt Ltd is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed by a consortium comprising of MMTC, Noble group and Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd. The deep drought iron ore berth with back up facilities will be developed in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode on a Build-Own-Transfer (BOT) basis. The project entails an investment of about Rs 505 crore. One coal berth with back up facilities is also proposed to be constructed in PPP mode at an investment of Rs 387crore. The proposed state of art iron ore terminal will be designed to handle cape size vessels up to 1,25,000 DWT in the first phase. This will increase to 1,85,000 DWT size after completion of the second phase.