Paradip Port

Port of Paradip is the primary seaport in the Indian state of Orissa. On an average Paradip port handled 33,109,000 tonnes of cargo out of which 12,529,000 tonnes are thermal coal and 10,273,000 tonnes are iron ore.Located on the Bay of Bengal, it is an artificial harbour which accepts sea traffic via man made lagoons. Former Chief Minister of Orissa Biju Patnaik, who was also a famed aviator and freedom fighter, spearheaded the port's establishment.Paradip is emerging as a major investment in India with several upcoming steel plants including a gigantic $12 billion plant by POSCO, alumina refineries, thermal power plants, and a petrochemical complex. Paradip will become one of the six major petroleum, chemicals and petrochemical investment regions planned in India, along the lines of Pudong in China, Rotterdam in Europe and Houston in North America.