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{{Short description|Transportation in the Indian state}}
{{location map+|Odisha
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|caption=Ports in Odisha<br />[[File:Blue pog.svg|8px]] Operational; [[File:Yellow pog.svg|8px]] Under construction
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{{Location map~|Odisha|label='''[[Kirtania Port|Subarnarekha]]'''|mark=Yellow_pog.svg|position=left|lat=21.56121|long=87.32928}}
{{Location map~|Odisha|label='''[[Dhamra Port|Dhamra]]'''|mark=Blue_pog.svg|position=left|lat=20.823333|long=86.962778}}
{{Location map~|Odisha|label='''[[Paradip Port|Paradip]]'''|mark=Blue_pog.svg|position=top|lat=20.2654|long=86.676283}}
{{Location map~|Odisha|label='''Jatadhar'''|mark=Yellow_pog.svg|position=left|lat=20.22|long=86.58}}
{{Location map~|Odisha|label='''[[Astaranga Port|Astaranga]]'''|mark=Yellow_pog.svg|position=bottom|lat=19.97|long=86.26}}
{{Location map~|Odisha|label='''[[Gopalpur Port|Gopalpur]]'''|mark=Blue_pog.svg|position=left|lat=19.29|long=84.95}}
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The state of [[Odisha]] has a long coastline of 574.71 km in the eastern peninsular [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Length of Coastline of India |url=https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Length%20of%20Indias%20Coastline%20Circular_0.pdf |website=shipmin.gov.in |access-date=29 April 2025 }}</ref> The coastline is spread over Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam districts. There is one major and 2 minor ports, with fourteen ports under development which have been notified by the [[Government of Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Potential Port Sites |url=https://ct.odisha.gov.in/commerce/directorate-ports-inland-water-transport/potential-port-sites |website=ct.odisha.gov.in |access-date=12 February 2020 }}</ref>

==Modern history==
[[File:MV Explorer Asia berthing at CQ2 of Paradip Port.jpg|thumb|Paradip Port]]
The primary and the only major port in the state is the [[Paradip Port]]. [[Biju Patnaik]], the then [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]], is the founding father of Paradip Port. It is situated 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata and 260 nautical miles north of Vishakhapatnam on the east coast on the shore of Bay of Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paradipport.gov.in/port_history.aspx|title=Port History}}</ref>

The [[Dhamra Port]] is the second port to start operation, which is located in [[Bhadrak district]], [[Odisha]], [[India]], on the shore of the [[Bay of Bengal]] about seven kilometres from [[Dhamra]] town. The agreement to develop the port was signed by the state government in April 1998. The Port received its first vessel on 8 February 2010 and the first commercial vessel on 10 April 2011.<ref name=dpclupdate>{{cite web|title=Dhamra Port Updates|url=http://www.dhamraport.com/latestUpdates.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815033643/http://www.dhamraport.com/latestUpdates.asp|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 August 2011|publisher=Dharma Port Company Limited|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref>

The [[Gopalpur port]] started commercial operations in 2013 as an all-weather port. Around 7,500 metric tonne of ilmenite, a sand mineral product of Orissa Sand Complex (OSCOM) division of [[Indian Rare Earths|Indian Rare Earths Limited(IREL)]], was shipped in a small vessel to South Korea.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/gopalpur-port-begins-operations/articleshow/20288883.cms|title=Gopalpur Port begins operations|newspaper=The Times of India |date=27 May 2013}}</ref>

==Maritime Board==
The Odisha Maritime Board was established on 28 March 2022 by the Government of Odisha as the agency to promote the development of ports and inland waterways in the state of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=State Maritime Board |url=https://sagarmala.gov.in/state-maritime-board |website=sagarmala.gov.in |access-date=27 November 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Port Policy |url=https://ct.odisha.gov.in/node/121718/ |website=ct.odisha.gov.in |access-date=27 November 2025 }}</ref>

== Cargo handling ==
[[File:Dhamra_Port.jpg|thumb|200px|Dhamra Port]]

The state's ports handled about 190 million tons of cargo in financial year 2023–24.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paradip Port becomes numero uno among Indian Major Ports in cargo throughput in FY 2023-24|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2016867|publisher=PIB|date=2 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Monthly Traffic|url=https://paradipport.gov.in/MonthlyTraffic.aspx|access-date=2022-02-16|website=paradipport.gov.in|publisher=Paradip Port Trust}}</ref><ref name="economictimes1">{{cite news |title=APSEZ breaks records: Handles 420 MMT cargo globally, sets new milestones in March 2024 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/apsez-breaks-records-handles-420-mmt-cargo-globally-sets-new-milestones-in-march-2024/articleshow/108932835.cms?from=mdr |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=The Economic Times |date=1 April 2024}}</ref> The rated capacity of the [[Paradip Port]] is 289 million tonnes per annum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paradipport.gov.in/know_ur_port.aspx|title=Know Your Port}}</ref> The Dhamra Port has an initial capacity of 25 million tonnes annually, eventually growing to 80 million tonnes annually.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dhamra Port on schedule |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/27/stories/2008052755481600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529203410/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/27/stories/2008052755481600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 May 2008 |date=27 May 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> The [[Gopalpur Port]] has a capacity of 20 MMT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gopalpurports.in/|title=About Gopalpur Port}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Port Wise Cargo Handled
! scope="col" | S.No.
! scope="col" | Port
! scope="col" | Capacity (in MMT)
! scope="col" | Traffic Handled (in MMT)
! scope="col" | FY
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
| 1
| Paradip Port
| 289
| 150.40
| 2024–25
| <ref>{{cite web |title=CARGO HANDLING STATUS FOR MAJOR PORTS DURING APRIL 2025 |url=https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Report%20Monthly%20Major%20Port%20April%202252025.pdf |website=shipmin.gov.in |access-date=28 November 2025 }}</ref>
|-
| 2
| Dhamra Port
| 60
| 46.08
| 2024–25
| <ref name="ORB">{{cite web |title=DIRECTORATE OF PORTS & INLAND WATER TRANSPORT |url=https://ct.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-05/EOI_Port%20Locations_Odisha.pdf |website=ct.odisha.gov.in |access-date=28 November 2025 }}</ref>
|-
| 3
| Gopalpur Port
| 20
| 6
| 2024–25
| <ref name="ORB"/>
|}

==List==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! Port name
! Location
! Type
! Category
! Status
! Authority
|-
| [[Paradip Port]] || [[Paradip]], [[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]] || Major || Seaport || Operational || [[Government of India]]
|-
| [[Dhamra Port]] || [[Dhamra]], [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]] || Minor || Seaport || Operational || Dhamra Port Company Limited
|-
| [[Gopalpur Port]] || [[Gopalpur, Odisha|Gopalpur]], [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] || Minor || Seaport || Operational || Gopalpur Port Limited
|-
| [[Kirtania Port|Subarnarekha Port]] || Chaumukh, [[Balasore district|Balasore]] || Minor || Seaport || Under Construction || Subarnarekha Port Private Limited
|-
| [[Astaranga Port]] || [[Astaranga]], [[Puri district|Puri]] || Minor || Seaport || Under Construction ||
|-
| Jatadhar Port || Nuagan, [[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]] || Minor || Captive jetty || Under Construction ||
|-
| [[Mahanadi Riverine Port|Mahanadi Port]] || Akhadasali, [[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]] || Minor || Riverine port || Proposed ||
|-
| Bahuda Port || Sonapur, [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] || Minor || Seaport || Proposed || Paradip Port Authority/Government of India
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://ct.odisha.gov.in/commerce/directorate-ports-inland-water-transport/potential-port-sites Odisha ports]

{{Ports in Odisha}}

[[Category:Ports and harbours of Odisha]]
[[Category:Ports and harbours of India|O]]
[[Category:Lists of ports]]

Ports in Odisha - Revision history

Sddhvnkengineering at 16:15, 7 December 2025