DPCL is a SPV for Development & Operation of the Port of Dhamra in the state of Orissa.
This mammoth project is being implemented as a 50: 50 JV between L&T and TATA Steel. In the first phase of development the Port will have a quay length of 700 m and can berth two 180,000 dwt ships simultaneously. It will import coal and export Iron ore, is completely mechanized and has a capacity to handle 12 million tonnes of bulk cargo.
The Port is connected by a 65 km Railway Line to Bhadrak which is on the Chennai – Howrah Main Line route.
In subsequent Phases the Port will be developed to a total of 13 Berths capable of handling 80 million tonnes of cargo.
Financial closure for Phase I was achieved in February 2007 and is expected to be operational during the first quarter of 2010.