E-MAGAZINE OF PARADIP PORT TRUST

An ISO-9001 : 2008 Certified and ISPS Compliance Port

November - 2017Vol. - 2 Issue - 15

Swachhata Hi Seva concludes at PPTIn response to the clarion call given by the Ministry of Shipping to and cleaning of public toilets etc. to keep the surroundings neat and

citizens of India to contribute for improvement of sanitation status in clean.

the country - a nation-wide sanitation campaign - "Swachhta Hi Gracing the occasion as Chief Guest, Shri Rinkesh Roy, Chairman, PPT Seva", which started on 15th September, 2017 finally culminated at told that apart from conducting cleaning programmes, we should Paradip Port Trust on 03.10.2017. inculcate the habit of being clean and all should unite in our effort to

In the valedictory function held at Jaydev Sadan, Shri UR Mohan make Paradip a clean city. Later on he gave away Swachhata Prizes to

Raju, Secretary, PPT gave a visual display on various activities various schools, banks, PPT officers and Sections, Paradip Sakshayrata

undertaken during the above period to the audience. During the Samity volunteers, Safai Karmacharis and also to Paradip Municipality.

campaign period, various departments have undertaken activities A Swachhata Rath was also flagged off on 25.09.2017 by PPT on the like cleaning of colonies, schools, stadiums, weeding out of old eve of Swachhata Campaign. It went round the colonies in and records, furniture, repairing of potholes and cleaning of roads, around Paradip area to spread awareness for cleanliness and removal of unwanted vegetation, painting of buildings, upgradation Swachhata Message.

PORT CAPACITY

The Expert Committee engaged by Ministry of Shipping

has re-rated the capacity of All Major Ports as per Berthing

Policy 2016, wherein they have ranked Paradip Port as

No. 1 in terms of Rated Capacity at Berth which stands at

277 MMTPA among all the Major Ports. The Effective

Rated Capacity of PPT is 234 MMTPA and the capacity at

Desired Occupancy is 164 MMTPA.

Offering MCHP Facilities for Mechanized Handling of Iron ore Pellets at Paradip Port

Paradip Port has taken a quantum leap on 12.10.2017 to offer the

best of services to the Port Users by extending the facility of loading

Iron Ore Pellets using Mechanized Coal Handling Plant (MCHP).

Loading for a trial shipment of 57,000 Tons Iron Ore Pellets of an

Exporter M/s Brahmani River Pellets Ltd. (BRPL) in the Vessel MV

AURELIA berthed at Coal Berth # 1 in the MCHP began on

12/10/2017. The loading in the trial shipment got completed in 53

hours as against 72 hours in a manual berth.

This new venture of handling pellets through MCHP shall be

beneficial to both Paradip Port Trust as well as the Exporter(s) making

a win-win situation for both. Whereas the Exporter would benefit by

reduction in its handling cost because of faster turnaround of their

Vessels, Paradip Port Trust would benefit by making a better and

producers in Odisha. This measure will help both, the exporters by efficient utilization of its facilities and a drastic reduction in the

reducing vessel Turn Round Time and the Port optimally utilizing congestion of intra-port roads caused by the IPT dumpers. The new

the capacity.facility being extended by PPT comes as a boon to the Iron Ore Pellet

Vigilance Awareness Week begins at PPTAs per the instructions of Central Vigilance Commission, Paradip

Port is observing Vigilance Awareness Week from 30th Oct 2017 to

4th Nov. 2017. The week long function started with administering

pledge by Shri Rinkesh Roy, Chairman, PPT to the officers &

employees of PPT on 30.10.2017 at 11.00 AM. A Street Play named

"Musa - The Rat" was organised on the occasion by CANMASS to

make the public aware about the menace of corruption in our daily

life. This Street Play will also be held at different places of Paradip for

the awareness of general public.

Various competitions like Essay, Painting, Elocution and Quiz

competitions among the PPT Officers & Employees, local school

students and other activities relating to Vigilance Awareness are

scheduled during this week long observance. PPT Officers and

Employees are also taking Integrity -

e-pledge through PPT Website and

website of CVC and for this they

will receive Certif icates of

Commitment from CVC. The

Integrity Pledge will also be

administered to different school

students by HODs, Sr. Officers on

different dates during the week

long observation.

Several Banners have been

displayed in the locality for creating

awareness among the public as part

of CVC instructions as current year

theme is "My Vision - Corruption

Free India". The valedictory

function will be held on 4th

November 2017, wherein the

prizes will be distributed.

PPT observed Rashtriya Ekta DiwasParadip Port Trust observed Rastriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity officers and employees of PPT in the Administrative Building

Day) on 31.10.2017 on the occasion of the birth Anniversary of premises.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. In the evening, Dy. Chairman, PPT took salute from the platoons

Shri N Vaiyapuri, Dy. Chairman, PPT offered floral tribute to Sardar participating in a march past comprising of contingents from the

Vallabhbhai Patel along with PPT Officers and Employees. CISF Unit, PPT, Paradip Port High School Naval NCC & Paradip

Thereafter, he administered Rashtriya Ekta Diwas pledge to the College Naval NCC, students from Odisha Maritime Academy.

Cleaning Operations by PPT under Swachh Bharat Campaign in the localities of Paradip

PPT continued its campaign for cleaning of Paradip town, as the cleaned the surroundings, roads and drainages, removed the

Finance & Accounts Dept. of Paradip Port Trust carried out cleaning roadside garbage, weeds, debris etc. from the respective areas.

operations at Bank Street, under Swachh Bharat Campaign on PPT has made a year-long schedule to undertake cleanliness in and 07.10.2017. Under the guidance of Shri S.K. Sahu, FA & CAO, PPT, around Paradip area on 1st and 3 rd Saturday of every month, by the message - "Our Cleanliness is the beauty of Mother India" was each Department.spread out. The Officers and Employees of the Finance Dept. of PPT

Paradip Port Trust, in the current financial year up to 31st The average Berth-day output up to the month improved by

October 2017 handled 55.78 Million Metric Tonnes as 8.41% over the corresponding period of previous year. The Port

compared to 50.24 Million Metric Tonnes of Cargo handled achieved an output per ship berth day of 23,976 MT/Day up to

during the corresponding period of the previous year. This is an October 2017 as compared to 22,116 MT/Day.

increase of 11.03% over the traffic handled during the The Port also handled 141 vessels in October 2017 as compared corresponding period of previous year. to 129 vessels in October 2016.

In the current financial year up to October 2017, Coking Coal Paradip Port Trust handled 29.58 Million Metric Tonnes rail traffic has exhibited a growth of 14.59%. Similarly, Iron Ore borne traffic up to the end of October 2017 as compared to 29.61 traffic has increased by 82.44%, POL Traffic has increased by Million Metric Tonnes handled during the corresponding period 34.06%, Container Cargo traffic grew by 61.56% and Other of the previous year.Cargo Traffic has increased by 5.31%, compared to the same

The average TRT registered an improvement from a level of 5.47 period of previous year. Paradip Port has retained the second days up to October 2016 to 3.42 days upto October 2017.highest position in terms of Cargo handled amongst all the major

ports till the end of October 2017.

Principal commodity-wise traffic handled during 2017-18 upto Oct., 2017

Human Resource Development

Paradip Port Trust in association with Manav Adhyan

Kendra, Bhubaneswar organised two day workshop for

women employees on "Family Harmony for Women

Employees" at Conference Hall, PPT from 24th

November to 25th November, in which 12 participants

participated.

Published by : Paradip Port Trust, At/Po : Paradip Port, Dist : Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, Pin : - 754 142, Ph. : 06722 - 222395E-mail : pro@paradipport.gov.in, Chief Editor : UR Mohan Raju, Secretary, Editor : Prakash Chandra Mishra, PRO

Associate Editor : Sibananda Mishra, CM (CR&C) & Ratikanta Nayak, Manager (CR&C), This e-Magazine is an in-house magazine of PPT.

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As a part of capacity augmentation

under Sagarmala programme, an outer

harbour is proposed by PPT at an

estimated cost of ` 8764 Cr. to handle

large Cape size vessels up to 2 Lakh

DWT, up to 22 M draught.