Ship MV Kamari carrying 16,000 MT of limestone for the SAIl arrived at the multipurpose berth of the Paradip Port here around 6 pm on Thursday amid tight security.
The unloading work would begin in the night without any hindrances, according to sources.
Notably, the Jagatsinghpur district administration has clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC inside the port and at Gate Nos. 3 and 4 in view of a dispute between intra-port transports dumper unions. A total of 20 platoons of police forces have been deployed at the port.
Sources said the Seaways Shipping and logistics Private limited (SSPl) would undertake unloading work from the ship of the Steel Authority of India ltd (SAIl).
last year, the port had witnessed a halt in the stevedoring operations for a week.