The shipping platform

Location: Paradip is located on the western shore of the Bay of Bengal, approx. 6.5NM from the mouth of the Mahanadi River, 210NM S of Kolkata. General overview: The Port of Paradip, operated by Paradip Port Authority, is a natural deep water port. It consists of an artificial harbour protected by two rubble mound breakwaters. The port contains 20 berths. Terminals: - Coal Terminal - Iron Ore Terminal - General Cargo Terminal - Oil Jetty - Container Terminal Cargoes: Handled by the port include exports of thermal coal, iron ore, chrome ore, steel coils and containers carrying food products and imports include cooking coal, POL, fertilizer, phosphoric acid and hardcoke. An offshore SBM for discharging crude oil is presently under construction. Handling Equipment: - MHC (75t) - MHC (50t) - Forklift (20t) - Shore Loader/Unloader - Shore Gantries Storage: Warehouse (18,000t) Open Yard (2,000,000 m2) Traffic figures: Approx. 1,650 vessels and 46,410,000t of cargo, 4,200TEUs handled annually. Load line zone: Bay of Bengal Seasonal Tropical Area Tropical Dec 1 to Apr 30 Summer May 1 to Nov 30. Max size: - Coal berth: LOA 300m // Beam 45m // Draught 16m - Iron Ore: LOA 300m // Beam 45m // Draught 16m