The Hindu Business Line : Port awards users

Several users of Paradip port, all corporate entities in both private and public sectors, have received awards from the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) for their excellent performance in 2005-06. The awards were given away to the representatives of the respective companies by the PPT chairman, Mr K. Raghuramaiah, at a function in Paradip recently.

Thus, Paradeep Phosphates of the K. K. Birla Group received the award for generating the highest volume of cargo for the port — 2.1 million tonnes in 2005-06 compared to 1.59 mt in 2004-05. Rungta Mines won the award for exporting through the port highest volume of iron ore, at 1.97 mt (1.19 mt); the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board for receiving by the coastal route the highest volume of thermal coal shipped through the port, 7.28 mt (8.56 mt); the National Thermal Power Corporation for importing highest volume of non-coking coal, 1.72 mt (nil); and the Steel Authority of India Ltd for importing highest volume of coking coal, 1.52 mt (1.10 mt). Orissa Stevedores Ltd was awarded for handling the most cargo.

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