Paradip Port to handle 300 mmt capacity by 2027

With the commissioning of western dock project, the Paradip Port has set a target to cross 300 million metric tonnes (mmt) capacity mark by 2027.

At present, the port has a capacity of 289 mmt. It recorded a cargo throughput of 145.38 mmt during FY 2024, an increase of 7.4 per cent year-on-year. The port witnessed the highest ever coastal shipping traffic of 59.19 mmt, with a growth of 1.30 per cent over the previous year.