<p data-path-to-node="2"><b data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="0">PARADIP — Comprehensive Engineering Review Follows Commercial Activation of 12.5 MTPA Phase-I; High-Speed Continuous Ship Unloaders and Enclosed Conveyance Target Deep-Draft Capesize Bulk Handling</b></p><p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_f77b06895a5e17f4-109"><span data-path-to-node="3,0">Paradip Port Authority (PPA) Chairperson Susanta Kumar Purohit, IRSEE, has carried out an extensive on-site operational review of the ₹3,000-crore Western Dock development project being executed by concessionaire Jindal Paradip Port Limited (JPPL) at Paradip Port</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="3,2">. The comprehensive assessment evaluated the commercial activation of Phase I, the ongoing integration of automated quayside handling machinery, and the synchronization of multi-track rail and road evacuation networks serving the eastern mineral belt.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4093912687=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_f77b06895a5e17f4-110"><span data-path-to-node="4,0">The strategic terminal modernization, executed under a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession agreement with the Paradip Port Authority, is engineered to establish a total dry-bulk cargo handling throughput capacity of 25 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA)</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,2">. The high-level review follows the commercial commissioning of Phase I, which added 12.5 MTPA of handling capacity after securing formal completion certification ahead of its statutory October 16 deadline.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4093912687=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_f77b06895a5e17f4-111"><span data-path-to-node="5,0">During the operational inspection across the quayside apron and stacking yards, port engineering directors, marine pilots, and JPPL project executives reviewed handling metrics following the successful berthing and trial discharge validation of deep-draft Capesize bulk carriers</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,2">. Capable of accommodating vessels drawing operational drafts up to 18.5 meters, the Western Dock infrastructure allows fully laden 150,000 to 200,000 deadweight-tonne (DWT) Capesize and Newcastlemax bulk carriers to dock directly in the inner harbor basin</span><span data-path-to-node="5,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,4">. Direct alongside berthing completely eliminates the historical necessity for expensive offshore midstream lighterage and vessel draft-trimming at outer anchorages, which previously added between $3.00 and $5.50 per metric tonne to raw material import bills</span><span data-path-to-node="5,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,6">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4093912687=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_f77b06895a5e17f4-112"><span data-path-to-node="6,0">The terminal’s technical architecture establishes a fully mechanized, continuous bulk-handling circuit</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2">. The quayside is equipped with continuous ship unloaders (CSUs) and high-speed rail-mounted grab unloaders operating along dedicated crane runways, designed to achieve handling rates exceeding 60,000 to 70,000 metric tonnes per day</span><span data-path-to-node="6,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,4">. Discharged metallurgical coking coal, thermal coal, flux-grade limestone, and industrial raw materials are transferred directly from vessel holds into enclosed tubular conveyor networks and overhead trunk lines</span><span data-path-to-node="6,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,6">. The closed-circuit conveyance incorporates pressurized dry-fog dust suppression cannons and automated misting arrays, preventing cargo shrinkage and ensuring zero fugitive dust dispersion into coastal marine ecosystems</span><span data-path-to-node="6,7"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,8">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4093912687=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_f77b06895a5e17f4-113"><span data-path-to-node="7,0">Landside railhead evacuation forms a vital pillar of the project’s multimodal integration</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2">. The Western Dock complex is linked directly to on-dock, electrified railway track sidings connecting into East Coast Railway's heavy-haul freight network</span><span data-path-to-node="7,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,4">. Automated stacker-reclaimers and twin high-capacity in-motion loading silos enable a full 58-wagon BOXNHL freight rake to be loaded and cleared in under 75 to 90 minutes</span><span data-path-to-node="7,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,6">. This rapid cycle accelerates rolling-stock asset turns, shielding industrial consignees from demurrage penalties while easing congestion across arterial highway routes such as National Highway 53</span><span data-path-to-node="7,7"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,8">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4093912687=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_f77b06895a5e17f4-114"><span data-path-to-node="8,0">Reviewing the terminal footprint, Chairperson Susanta Kumar Purohit commended the joint technical teams of PPA and JPPL for advancing the Western Dock development and completing Phase I ahead of schedule. He emphasized that achieving 100% berth mechanization, enforcing strict environmental safety standards, and deploying digital terminal operating systems are essential to scaling Paradip’s cargo throughput past the 200-million-tonne threshold</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4093912687=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="9" id="p-rc_f77b06895a5e17f4-115"><span data-path-to-node="9,0">Paradip Port serves as the primary maritime logistics gateway for eastern India's heavy industrial core, catering to integrated steel mills, sponge iron facilities, and thermal power utilities operated by Jindal Steel &amp; Power, SAIL, Tata Steel, and JSW Steel across Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2">. Logistics analysts affirmed that the operationalization of the Western Dock terminal will lower landed bulk material handling expenses by roughly 18%</span><span data-path-to-node="9,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,4">, providing direct supply chain resilience to regional manufacturing corridors in alignment with the national targets of Maritime India Vision 2030 and Viksit Bharat 2047</span><span data-path-to-node="9,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1719680759="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1719680759="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,6">.</span></p>