Paradip

Paradip ପାରାଦ୍ଵୀପ
City
Jagannath temple at Paradeep
Paradip Show map of Odisha Paradip Show map of India Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°18′58″N 86°36′36″E / 20.316°N 86.610°E / 20.316; 86.610Coordinates: 20°18′58″N 86°36′36″E / 20.316°N 86.610°E / 20.316; 86.610
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Jagatsinghpur
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	73,633
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	odisha.gov.in

Paradip, also spelt Paradeep,(Odia: ) is a major seaport town and a municipality in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India.

Paradip is located at 20°10′N 86°24′E / 20.16°N 86.40°E / 20.16; 86.40. It has an average elevation of 1 m (3.3 ft).

The Port of Paradip founded by Raghavendra, is the primary port in Odisha, and one of the largest on India's east coast. The port handled over 57 million tonnes of cargo in 2009-2010. Thermal coal and iron ore are major commodities that transit the port. Located on the Bay of Bengal at a latitude 20° 55.44' N and a longitude 86°34.62' E, the port is built on an artificial harbour with ships accessing the port via manmade lagoons. Former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, an aviator and a freedom fighter, spearheaded the port's establishment.

55000sq. mtr.of concrete paved area near the berth. Storage area secured & protected. Capacity to store about 1000 TEUs (20 ft).

One Mobile crane of 75MT capacity (Port). Two 50 MT mobile cranes & one 20 MT forklift (private). Adequate trailers to handle TEUs and FEUs (private).

Berthing priority for container vessels. Hence, nil waiting 50% Concession in both vessel & cargo related charges for container vessels. Harbor Mobile cranes at berths to handle containers. In house stuffing / destuffing facility. Siding facility for Rail handling of containers,one RO-RO jetty,single point mooring