<p data-path-to-node="5">India’s largest private port operator and integrated logistics provider, <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="95">Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ)</b>, is positioned to secure the development and operational concession for <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="217">mechanized dry bulk berths at Paradip Port</b> in Odisha under a long-term Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.</p><p data-path-to-node="6">The strategic terminal acquisition reinforces APSEZ’s dominant pan-India coastal network, substantially augmenting its dry bulk cargo handling capacity along India's mineral-rich eastern seaboard and scaling high-efficiency rail-to-port supply chains serving the regional steel, power, and manufacturing sectors.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="8">Key Operational Highlights &amp; Strategic East Coast Expansion</h3><ul data-path-to-node="9"><li><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Strengthening Dry Bulk Presence in Odisha:</b> Securing the dry bulk terminal concession at Paradip Port allows APSEZ to expand its cargo throughput footprint across major mineral and industrial export-import gateways in Eastern India.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Mechanization &amp; High-Throughput Handling:</b> The project entails end-to-end berth mechanization, including high-capacity ship loaders/unloaders, automated conveyor systems, advanced dust-suppression technologies, and modernized stacker-reclaimers to accelerate vessel turnaround times.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Serving Core Industrial Belts:</b> The mechanized terminal will directly cater to high-density hinterland cargo flows, supporting thermal and coking coal, iron ore, limestone, fertilizer raw materials, and mineral fluxes for heavy industrial hubs across Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Seamless Multimodal Hinterland Connectivity:</b> The terminal will integrate with the existing freight rail network and dedicated siding infrastructure, facilitating rapid rake loading and evacuation to lower overall supply chain logistics costs.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,4,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">Advancing National Logistics and Port Modernization:</b> The concession aligns with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' landlord port model and the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan to drive private capital investment into deepwater major ports.</p></li></ul>