Odisha · INPRT

Hull Cleaning at Paradip Port

In-water hull, propeller and survey work at Paradip Port — one of India's highest-tonnage dry bulk ports.

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Tell us the vessel, the port and the window. Scoped reply, usually the same working day.

Cleanship Marine provides the full underwater scope at Paradip Port (INPRT), Odisha — hull cleaning, propeller super polishing, bow and stern thruster work, class-approved in-water survey and UWILD. Every scope is carried out with the vessel afloat and on hire, at the berth or at the anchorage.

Paradip is Odisha's major port and one of India's highest-tonnage dry bulk ports, serving the eastern steel, power and refining belt. Large bulk carriers and crude tankers on repeat voyages make it a port where hull and propeller condition translate directly into voyage economics.

Working conditions at Paradip

Paradip is a deep-draft artificial harbour taking Capesize tonnage, so hull jobs here are large and need proper crew sizing rather than an optimistic estimate. The Bay of Bengal cyclone seasons are the governing risk at the anchorage, and the harbour itself can build swell in bad weather. Bulk handling puts coal and ore dust into the basin, so visibility at the dry bulk berths is habitually poor and any survey scope should be priced on that basis.

Where we work: Dry bulk berths · Oil jetty · Outer anchorage
Vessels we see here: Capesize and Panamax bulk carriers · Crude and product tankers

Hull Cleaning scopes at Paradip

5 scopes, one team and one mobilisation. Most vessels calling here take more than one on the same attendance.

Planning the window at Paradip

The north-east monsoon governs the calendar at Paradip Port, roughly October to December. The Bay of Bengal also carries cyclone risk in April to June and again from October to December, so an anchorage attendance on this coast is planned with a standby allowance rather than a single fixed date. Because the harbour is sheltered, work here normally runs alongside or at a protected anchorage and can proceed in parallel with cargo operations rather than competing with them for the berth window.

Work is taken at the dry bulk berths, oil jetty and outer anchorage, and which of those a vessel ends up at changes the dive plan more than the season does. Teams mobilise via Bhubaneswar (BBI), so give us the ETA as early as you have it — the travel is the flexible part, the approvals and the working window are not.

What we typically find at Paradip

Dry bulk handling here puts cargo dust into the water around the berths and anchorage. It settles on horizontal surfaces and packs into sea chest gratings and inlet openings, so inlet and grating clearance is routinely a larger part of the job at Paradip than owners budget for.

Shelter is a mixed blessing for a hull. The same calm that makes the port easy to work in is still water, and still water grows fouling faster than an exposed berth does.

How we deliver it at Paradip

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Scope and vessel details
Tell us the vessel, her particulars, the coating specification and the window at Paradip. We come back with a defined scope, a crew size and a duration we will stand behind. Where the conditions here will not support what has been asked for, we say so at this stage rather than after mobilisation.
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Permits and approvals
Diving permission is obtained from Paradip Port Authority, along with terminal approval where the berth requires it and any environmental clearance for in-water work. This is handled by us, not left with the agent to chase.
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Mobilisation to Paradip
Divers, compressors, brush carts and cameras mobilise via Bhubaneswar (BBI). Where a vessel is also calling at Dhamra, one mobilisation is normally sized to cover both.
4
Safety setup and the dive
The vessel is secured for diving — main engine, shaft and thrusters immobilised, sea suctions confirmed shut, permit agreed with the master. Teams work under surface supervision with continuous diver communications and video throughout.
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Report and handover
A completion report covering hull cleaning is issued with before-and-after imagery, coating and anode condition and anything found that you should know about. The findings are discussed with the vessel rather than emailed and forgotten.

Paradip Port at a glance

UN/LOCODE: INPRT
Port type: Major Port
State: Odisha
Country: India
Water body: Bay of Bengal
Port authority: Paradip Port Authority
Main cargoes: Thermal and coking coal, Iron ore, Crude and POL, Fertiliser, Containers
Crew mobilisation: Bhubaneswar (BBI)
Services here: Hull Cleaning, Hold Cleaning and Tank Cleaning

Frequently asked — Paradip Port

Does Cleanship provide hull cleaning at Paradip Port?

Yes. We cover the full hull cleaning scope at Paradip Port (INPRT), Odisha — underwater hull cleaning, propeller polishing, thruster cleaning & polishing, in-water class survey and uwild. Teams mobilise via Bhubaneswar (BBI).

What is underwater visibility like at Paradip?

Visibility at Paradip Port is moderate, and it drops further around active bulk handling and after heavy rain, and the north-east monsoon sets the outer limits of the calendar. How the tide and sea state shape the dive plan is set out in full in the working-conditions section on this page.

Who approves hull cleaning work at Paradip?

Paradip Port Authority issues the port-side approval at Paradip Port, with terminal approval on top where the berth requires it. We arrange both, along with any environmental clearance for in-water cleaning, so it does not fall to the agent or the master.

Which vessels call at Paradip?

Capesize and Panamax bulk carriers, Crude and product tankers — Paradip Port is one of India's highest-tonnage dry bulk ports, handling thermal and coking coal, iron ore, crude and pol, fertiliser, containers. Those are the profiles we see most, and the scope is sized to the vessel rather than to a standard package.

Can this be done without taking the vessel off hire at Paradip?

Yes — that is the point of it. Every scope listed here is carried out with the vessel afloat and working, at the berth, at the anchorage or on the passage out. Divers work with the vessel afloat at the berth or the anchorage, so there is no dry dock, no diversion and no off-hire.

Do you cover other ports near Paradip?

Yes. Dhamra, Haldia and Visakhapatnam all sit within the same operating range for hull cleaning, and a single mobilisation is often sized to cover more than one vessel on the same trip. We work 46 ports on the coverage list for this line.

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