All the berths of the port will be mechanised bringing about enhanced productivity, eco-friendly cargo handling and reduced logistics cost for the customers.
He said to achieve the 80 MMTPA capacity addition, projects are in the pipeline which would be completed by FY 2030.
Looking beyond it, Harandh said the port envisions taking its capacity to over 500 MMTPA by the AmritKaal 2047.
Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, he said Paradip Port has been identified as one of the major ports to be developed as a hydrogen hub.
For this, the development of Port facilities is planned by Paradip Port and preparation of Feasibility Report & Model Studies are underway to finalise the layout of the dock including backup areas, keeping safety aspects in mind.
As a part of its plans to drive the adoption of hydrogen and its derivatives such as ammonia & methanol as propulsion fuel for ships, the port plans to procure hybrid tugs from Cochin Shipyard, he said.
Paradip Port is jointly conducting a project study for converting itself into a Green Port at National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) under The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Paradip Port, the Chairman said, had achieved a major milestone as the fastest major port by clocking a record cargo throughput of 52.31 MMTPA Cargo on August 14 last registering 8.4 percent growth over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
The incremental growth has been 4 MMTPA, which is the highest among all major ports of the Country, he said adding that if the trend continues, the PPA will be able to emerge as the top cargo handling port of the country.
