Paradip Port: Odisha's Major Port on the Bay of Bengal, now a 'Mega Port'

Background

Paradip Port is one of the Major Ports of India, on Odisha's east coast along the Bay of Bengal, 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata and 260 nautical miles north of Visakhapatnam. The Paradip Port Authority credits the late Biju Patnaik, then Chief Minister of Odisha, with founding it. It has a rated capacity of 289 MMTPA and, under a Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways notification of 25 September 2026, was classified as a 'Mega Port'. It has 18 berths, 3 Single Point Moorings and 1 Ro-Ro jetty.