Paradip port has been conferred the ‘Major Port of the Year’ award in recognition of its excellent performance in 2012-13.

S.S. Mishra, Chairman, Paradip Port Trust, received the award at the SCOPE International Conference & Exhibition 2013 held in Chennai recently, according to PPT sources.

In 2012-13, PPT handled a total of 56.55 million tonnes of traffic, up from 54.25 mt in 2011-12. Also, during the year, the port added 22 mt of capacity bringing the total to 102 mt, the sources add.