Paradip port receives national award
Q. Which port/s won the best performance award for efficiency from Shipping Ministry?- Published on 08 Jun 16a. Haldia
b. Paradip
c. Both
d. Neither
ANSWER: Paradip
Paradip Port Trust received Best Performance Award from Shipping Ministry.
- The Port showed best improvement in efficiency parameters for the year 2015-16. Shri N. Vaiyapuri, Deputy Chairman, PPT received the award during the review meeting held at Panaji, Goa.
- Paradip Port Trust has achieved outstanding efficiency parameters among the major Ports. Vessel turn round time has been drastically reduced by 36% from 7.01 days in 2014-15 to 4.50 days during 2015-16.
- Similarly, berth day output has also increased by 19% from 17,736 metric tonnes to 21,139 metric tonnes.