The Paradip Port Trust celebrated the Republic Day amid a great passion with its Chairman Rinkesh Roy unfurling the national flag and taking salute from 40 teams of CISF Jawans, students and employees of PPT retiring this year.
Addressing on the occasion, the Chairman informed that the Port is expected to reach 110 MMT mark in terms of cargo handling this fiscal, exhibiting a growth rate of 11.56 per cent (CAGR). The Port capacity has been rated at 277 MMTPA making it the largest in the country, while effective capacity has been increased to 234 MMTPA. Operationally, it has scaled new heights in terms of innovations and efficiency. The Mechanised Coal Handling Plant has shown an improvement in efficiency by 65 per cent. It has loaded 1.32 lakh MT in single day in comparison to 1.01 lakh MT in FY 2014-15. The iron ore handling plant has shown 141 per cent improvement in efficiency with net loading rate stands at 1,000 TPH, which was just 414 TPH in FY 2014-15.
The Marine Department handled a record 27 numbers of vessel movements in just 20 hours. For the first time, the Port has discharged edible oil from “MT Delfine” through Mediterrnean Mooring Method without using any berth. All time record traffic of 6.39 Lakh MTs was handled in a single day on October 14, 2018. All time monthly traffic of 10.18 MMT was handled during January 2018.
To curb pollution, the Port has introduced a dust suppression system at the MCHP, put in use two mist cannon machines and mechanical road sweeping machines and planted eight lakh trees in and around the Port city.
Regarding safety of employees, Roy said the Port will impart proper training to workers, introduce bus services and prohibit two wheelers and introduce no standing zones in berth areas, among others. On the occasion, Roy awarded prizes to the winners of different competitions and felicitated officers and employees for exemplary works. A poet’s meet and a women’s volley ball match were held, besides inter-school dance competition on patriotic them, to mark the Republic Day.