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| Paradip Port Authority (PPA) | |
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 Paradip Mega Port | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Paradip, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, India |
| Coordinates | 20°15′55.44″N 86°40′34.62″E / 20.2654000°N 86.6762833°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 12 March 1966 |
| Operated by | Paradip Port Authority (PPA) |
| Owned by | Government of India |
| Type of harbour | Artificial Harbor |
| No. of berths | 20 |
| Employees | 750 |
| Chairman | P.L. Haranadh, IRTS[1][2] |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 400 million metric tons (440×106 short tons) (coastal and foreign, 2020-21)[3] |
| Website paradipport | |
Paradip Port is a natural, deep-water port on the East coast of India in Paradip, just 53 km (33 mi) from Jagatsinghpur city in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. It is at the confluence of the Mahanadi river and the Bay of Bengal, 210 nmi (390 km; 240 mi) south of Kolkata and 260 nmi (480 km; 300 mi) north of Visakhapatnam.
The port is administered by the Paradip Port Authority (PPA)(formerly Paradip Port Trust), an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India.[4]
- ^ "P L Haranadh takes over as Chairman of Paradip Port Trust". Odisha Diary. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Paradip port handles highest volume of cargo in country during first quarter". Telangana Today. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
Overcoming the hurdles caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the port has handled 25.73 million tonnes of cargo during the April to June quarter of 2020-21 financial year, Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Chairman Rinkesh Roy said.
- ^ "Monthly Traffic". paradipport.gov.in. Paradip Port Trust. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Paradip Port Trust. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2011.