Essar Ports Limited, a part of India-based Essar Group, announced that it has commissioned its 16 million mt per year dry bulk terminal at Paradip port in Orissa, taking the aggregate handling capacity of Essar Ports to 104 million mt per year.
The terminal will handle iron ore pellets for its main customer India's Essar Steel which has commissioned a pellet plant of 6 million mt per year and is in advanced stages of construction of the second unit of 6 million mt per year taking the total pelletization capacity to 12 million mt per year. The terminal will also be used by other users for the movement of their dry bulk cargos.
It is an all-weather terminal with a capability to handle large ships. The terminal has also an excellent road and rail connectivity.