With an all-time record cargo handling of 12.6 MMT in December 2022, Team PPA ushered in the new year 2023 at Paradip Port with a bang. This marked the end of 2022 and the largest monthly cargo throughput in the history of any major port in the country. The President of the PPA, PL Haranadh, praised the PPA team for their outstanding performance. The port is on track to surpass the desired 100 MMT cargo handling by the month of January 2023, which bodes well for the port. The port is on track to handle more than 125 MMT of cargo this fiscal year, breaking all previous records.

As of December 2022, PPA has handled 96.81 MMT of cargo, compared to 83.6 MMT in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The port has implemented a number of system improvement measures this year, which have resulted in a growth of 15.5% compared to the previous year. With a stunning 58.11% increase over the previous fiscal year, Coastal Thermal Coal Handling now accounts for approximately 31.56% of all cargo volume handled at the port. The country's coastal shipping hub is growing as Paradip Port, and there are plans to even ship thermal coal along the coast to power stations in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.