THE SAMAYA
Date: 28-01-2004

Paradeep: For the first time eastern and southern India’s main stevedoring organization Orissa Stevedores Limited has started exporting iron ore to foreign countries. Fifty thousand MT of iron ore is going to export from Orissa to Hong Kong in a ship named Stevedores. Loading of iron ore in this ship has started from 25th January in the E.Q no.3 berth at Paradeep Port. Along with exporting Orissa Stevedores Limited also doing stevedoring and shipping agency wok. It is remarkable that where no other stevedoring and shipping agency has got the status of an exporter, the same time Orissa Stevedoring Limited has bagged the prestigious recognition in the early part of the year 2004.The new step taken by Orissa Stevedoring Limited will helpful for the development of Paradeep Port, said the Traffic department.