January 26, Republic Day, will mark a new historic moment for Odisha. For the first time, an international luxury cruise liner will drop anchor on the State coast, scripting a high for Odisha tourism. Silversea Cruises, a Monaco-based luxury cruise…
Paradip Port stands at Second Position for 4th consecutive year in terms of traffic among all major ports of India
The Paradip port has been consistently maintaining second position for the last four years in terms of traffic handled amongst all major ports, claimed PPT chairman Rinkesh Roy while unfurling the national flag here on Tuesday. He said the PPT…
Big plans for Paradip, to be made a smart port with huge investment says Nitin Gadkari, hope it happens soon
Paradip would be developed into a smart port and smart city at an investment of Rs 40,000 crore as part of the Centre’s plan to bring about a speedy development of Odisha, Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced today. “The Centre…
JSW Group wants to develop commercial port in Odisha
The Sajjan Jindal-controlled JSW Group is keen to set up a commercial port at the mouth of the Jatadhari, Odisha, and 13 km south of the Paradip port. The port project is proposed to be set up through JSW Infrastructure…
Is the future of IOCL Paradip in Jeopardy? Odisha withdrawing interest-free credit for 11 years
Odisha government is withdrawing interest-free credit for 11 years given to Indian Oil Corporation Limited IOCL, the Assembly was informed today. The state cabinet approved a proposal yesterday to withdraw an incentive of interest-free credit, which is equal to the…
Paradip Outer Harbour among six new mega ports under Ministry of Shipping’s Sagarmala project
At least six new mega ports have been cleared to be built under the ambitious Sagarmala Project, taken up by the Ministry of Shipping. The National Perspective Plan (NPP) for the much talked about project envisions these new infrastructural facilities…
Clean Beach Festival :Paradip sets awesome example for other beaches in Odisha to follow
In one of a kind initiative, Clean Beach Festival 2016 will be held at Paradip Sea Beach aiming at bringing an awareness beach cleanliness through various fun filled activities. The event is being conducted in association with Paradip Municipality Corporation…
Natural Gas pipeline in Twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack might be reality in 3 years
The government today agreed to partly fund a Rs 13,000 crore natural gas pipeline project that will take the fuel to Varanasi and the eastern part of the country. The government will provide Rs 5,176 crore or about 40 per cent of…
Paradip Port continues its record growth on Cargo Handling, 32% more than previous July
The cargo handling growth story of Paradip Port among Indian Major Ports continues with a quantum jump in the cargo handled by the Port in the Month of July, 2016 when the Port in July,2016 handled a record throughput of…
Paradip port is second best in India in terms of Cargo Traffic Handling among major ports
Modernisation and increasing the capacity of Major Ports is a continuous process. Government is regularly monitoring the Port projects to modernise/upgrade to increase capacity of the ports and also to bring them to the international standards through construction &…