Paradip Port continues with record cargo handling

Paradip, Aug 1: The cargo handling growth story of the Paradip
Port among Indian Major Ports continues with a quantum jump in the cargo
handled by the port in July when the port handled a record throughput of 8.06
MMT in a single month surpassing the earlier highest record of 7.61 MMT in
March this year.

This record handling of cargo growth in July 2016 versus the
same month of previous year in 2015 is 32% more (in July 2015, PPT had handled
6.09 MMT).

The major growth of cargo came in July 2016 with addition of 8
lakh tonne of POL, 6 lakh tonne of imported coking coal and 6 lakh tonne of
other cargoes like imported limestone, dolomite, etc.

Incidentally, in the four months (April-July) of 2016-17, the port
handled 28.65 MMT of cargo compared to 24.34 MMT in the corresponding four
months of 2015-16 witnessing a growth of 17.75%.

The port authorities have taken necessary steps in recent
months not only for the port customers to do “Business with Ease” as per the
initiatives of the Ministry of Shipping, but its efforts have taken the port in
achieving many records in the history of the port.

The PPT Chairman and Deputy Chairman congratulated all the port
users, stakeholders and service providers of the PPT along with port employees
and officers who have contributed to the cargo handling records.