For its excellent performance in 2012-13, Paradip port has been conferred with the ‘Major Port of the Year’ award. SS Mishra, Chairman, Paradip Port Trust (PPT), received the award at the SCOPE International Conference & Exhibition 2013 held in Chennai recently.
In 2012-13, PPT handled a total of 56.55 million tonne of traffic, up from 54.25 mt in 2011-12. Also, during the year, the port added 22 mt of capacity bringing the total to 102 mt, the sources add.