Project record

Paradip 18.5m capital dredging and terminal-readiness interface

Participation
Not assessed
Project facts checked

Owner reports channel completion and inaugurated 18.5m capability; earlier berth-specific admissible drafts require their own operating amendment

Project sources

Paradip's owner reports completed capital-channel dredging and inaugurated 18.5m capability, alongside additional berth and cargo-handling development. An earlier Marine Department notice prescribes vessel dimensions for five Western Dock berths. Reading the access milestone alongside that notice keeps channel investment, berth clearance and terminal commissioning distinct.

Paradip package diagram showing INR 352 crore capital dredging inside the INR 427.80 crore infrastructure programme and a separate INR 1580.36 crore mechanisation concession investment

IMWO original Paradip investment-package diagram based on the 21 August ministry and port releases; announcement values, not final contract accounts

Location

India / Asia Pacific

Segment

Capital dredging and navigation-channel deepening

Phase

Completed / Confirmed

Last checked

25 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Capital dredging and navigation-channel deepening is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Paradip Port Authority
Delivery parties
Capital-dredging delivery contractor is not identified in the cited August announcements
Contract route
The inauguration announcements do not identify the capital-dredging works contractor. PPA's 7 August maintenance history lists DCI for earlier annual campaigns, a different scope. Terminal concessionaires and historic maintenance contractors cannot be assigned the capital-dredging package from these accounts.
Execution window
The 15 August owner statement reports channel completion and describes additional berths as nearing completion. Concession signing on 21 August marks a separate commercial stage; the reviewed accounts do not provide equipment or berth commissioning dates.
Works package
Capital dredging for the owner's announced 18.5m draft capability. Additional Capesize-capable berths, the Western Dock programme and berth mechanisation are connected port investments with separate delivery and commissioning milestones.
Marine interfaces
The 6 July Marine Department notice gives 16.5m admissible draft at four Western Dock berths and 15m at berth 21, with length, beam and berth-occupancy conditions. These vessel limits differ from a dredged channel's excavation depth. The reviewed August announcements do not establish how that earlier notice was amended or how the new 18.5m capability applies to specific calls.
Commercial evidence boundary
The dredging component is INR 352 crore inside the INR 427.80 crore infrastructure programme. The three mechanisation concessions represent separate investment of INR 1,580.36 crore. These announcement figures are not certified dredging quantities, a unit rate or a reconciled final works account.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Navigation access

Paradip capital channel dredging

Named party
Paradip Port Authority
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
PPA reports capital dredging completion for 18.5m draft capability; operating restrictions and accepted survey references are not included. Source
Terminal development

Three berth-mechanisation concessions

Named party
Paradip Port Authority and terminal concessionaires
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The ministry reports concession signing rather than terminal equipment commissioning. Source
Berth operating terms

Western Dock berths 19-23

Named party
PPA Marine Department
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The 6 July notice prescribes admissible vessel dimensions with draft and berth-occupancy conditions. It does not establish a later operating amendment for the announced 18.5m capability. Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Dated operating amendment relating the 18.5m announcement to berth-specific admissible drafts
  • Survey references and navigation conditions for individual vessel calls
  • Additional berth and concession-equipment commissioning records
  • Capital-dredging contract, measured production and final payment, separate from historical maintenance

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Reporting status

Project phase
Completed
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
25 August 2026
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