Bulk carrier alongside a dry-bulk berth with unloading cranes

Port logistics at Paradip: vessel, rail and road.

PSAPL's services cover each stage of cargo's movement through Paradip, so one team can support a consignment across the whole port chain.

The port chain

Four stages, one team.

Each stage of a cargo's movement through the port is covered by one or more PSAPL services.

  1. Stage 1

    Vessel

    Representing the vessel during its call at Paradip.

    Steamer Agency
  2. Stage 2

    Berth

    Loading and discharge between ship and shore.

    Stevedoring
  3. Stage 3

    Port area

    Moving and handling cargo within the port, with the machinery the work needs.

    Cargo HandlingEquipment & Machinery
  4. Stage 4

    Rail and road

    Dispatch by railway rake or by tipper truck.

    Rake HandlingTippers on Hire
Iron ore being loaded into the bulk carrier MV Kingfisher at Haldia Dock
Stage 1

Vessel

Representing the vessel during its call at Paradip.

The port call begins with the vessel. As steamer agents, PSAPL represents the vessel with the port and other parties for the duration of its stay.

PSAPL service
Steamer Agency
Grabs working a coal barge alongside a cargo ship
Stage 2

Berth

Loading and discharge between ship and shore.

At the berth, PSAPL's stevedoring service moves cargo between the vessel and the quay during loading and discharge.

PSAPL service
Stevedoring
A grab discharging bulk cargo into a tipper truck on the quay
Stage 3

Port area

Moving and handling cargo within the port.

Inside the port, cargo is received, handled and moved between the berth, storage and dispatch, supported by PSAPL's equipment and machinery service.

Illustration of railway wagons and tipper trucks being loaded with coal at a port terminal
Stage 4

Rail and road

Dispatch by railway rake or by tipper truck.

For the onward journey, PSAPL handles the loading and unloading of railway rakes, and provides tipper trucks on hire for movement by road.

Registered activities

Registered for port and shipping-agency work.

PSAPL's registered business activities under India's National Industrial Classification (NIC).

  • 52220Service activities incidental to water transportation
  • 52292Activities of shipping cargo agents
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