Paradip port achieves record 76.38 mt throughput

Paradip port has achieved its highest-ever throughput of 76.38 million tonnes (mt) during 2015-16 against the previous year’s 71.01 mt.

With this 7.57 per cent growth, PPT retained its 2nd position in cargo throughput among all major ports consecutively for the last three years, the port authority said in a statement.

Pardip Port Trust said it has recorded all-time high handling performance for major commodities such as coal, iron ore pellets and petroleum products. It has handled 23.76 mt (21.33 mt) of thermal coal during the year. It has also loaded record 2.33 mt of iron ore pellets and handled 20.56 mt of petroleum products.

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