The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has created an all-time record by handling a total of 76.38 million tonnes (MT) of cargo in the financial year 2015-16.
This achievement has surpassed the port’s earlier highest figure of cargo handling quantity of 71.01 MT handled in the previous financial year of 2014-15, thus registering an exemplary growth of 7.57 per cent. The major cargo handled through the port were thermal coals, crude oils, coking coals, steam coals, lime stones, rock phsophates, iron ore pellets and oil products.
Besides, the port has also created an all-time record of cargo handling in a single month, i.e.. March 2016 by handling 7.61 MT surpassing its previous best of 7.09 MT handled in the month of February 2016.
In the financial year of 2015-16, the port carried out 3,119 shipping movements which is also an all-time record. The growth of cargo at the port is the achievement due to unprecedented efforts of all, said port officials. The port management has congratulated its employees, port users, stakeholders and trade unions for the achievement.