Paradip port records 16% growth in cargo handling

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Paradip port handled its highest ever annual traffic of 135.36 million metric tonnes (MMT) in financial year 2022-23, a record growth of 16.56% from the previous year, Paradip Port Authority (PPA) chairman P L Haranadh said on Sunday.
“The growth in cargo handling achieved by Paradip port is the highest among all major and non-major ports of the country. Paradip port contributed 19.2 MMT, around 25.6% out of the total growth in cargo handling achieved by all major ports during FY 2022-23. During the financial year, the port has achieved the highest ever coastal shipping traffic of 58.42 MMT, a growth of 16.22 MMT or 38% over the previous year,” he added.TNN