Paradip Port is one of the Major Ports of India  serving the Eastern and Central parts of the country. Its hinterland extends to the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The Port mainly deals with bulk cargo apart from other clean cargoes. There is unprecedented growth in the traffic handled at this Port in the last five years and the Port has got ambitious expansion programme to double its capacity to meet the ever increasing demand.

• The Port operations are carried out round the clock 365 days.
• 13mtrs. draft at all the berths maintained round the year.
• Equipped with state of the art equipments and technology.
• 14nos. of berths all in the inner harbour waiting for the vessels up to 70000 DWT.
• A turning Circle of 520mtrs diameter and entrance channel of 500mtrs long and 160mtrs wide, approach channel of 2020mtrs long and 190mtrs wide.

FLASH NEWS

1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared the two BOT Projects of Paradip Port for construction of one berth for iron ore exports and another berth for import of Coal. After finalizing the price bids, Concession Agreement will be signed with the successful bidder(s).
2. The Dry Dock facility at Paradip Port will be opened on 12.01.09. The vessels upto 60 mtrs. LOA, 12mtrs. Beam and 6 mtrs. Draught can be taken up for repairs at this Dry Dock. Apart from Port vessels, other vessels will also be accepted for repairs. M/s Wartsila India Ltd. has been awarded the contract for maintaining the Dry Dock.
3. Paradip Port handles crude oil for the first time.
   
   The single Point Mooring (SPM) of Indian Oil Corporation has become operational from 28.12.08 and the Port has already handled two vessels successfully. This facility gives about 15 MTPA crude oil cargo to the Port.


4. The East Coast Railway have introduced a new Intercity Express from Bhubaneswar to Paradip as a New Year Gift, which has been flagged off by the Chairman, Railway Board Shri K.C.Jena today the 3rd January, 2009. This is a very good facility provided for the employees of the Paradip Port, people of Paradip Port Town, Ports Users and others visiting Paradip Port.