<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">DP World Rail Logistics Private Limited</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
has been officially recognized as the <b>"Best Rail Freight Service
Provider"</b> for the second consecutive year at the prestigious National
Logistics Excellence Awards (<b>LEAPS Awards 2025</b>). The accolade highlights
DP World’s accelerating footprint in India's land-based intermodal cargo
network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The National Recognition Framework<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
Presenter</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Union Minister of Commerce &
Industry, <b>Piyush Goyal</b>, presented the award to DP World leadership
during a high-profile ceremony held at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
Criteria</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Managed by the Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the LEAPS framework
comprehensively assesses operators on stringent operational benchmarks,
including <b>technological innovation, ESG (Environmental, Social, and
Governance) implementation, and alignment with the National Logistics
Policy</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Multimodal
Strategy</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: The award specifically evaluates
how effectively private logistics players are advancing the <b>PM
GatiShakti National Master Plan</b> to lower national supply chain costs
by shifting long-haul freight from roads to rail. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">DP World's Pan-India Rail Footprint<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Inland
Infrastructure</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: DP World’s award-winning rail
division operates one of the largest private networks in the country,
featuring <b>8 dedicated rail terminals</b> and a fleet of <b>over 90
rakes (trains)</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Double-Stack
Capacity</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: The company utilizes advanced
double-stack container train technologies managing <b>16,000+ specialized
containers</b>, which effectively doubles the transport capacity per
journey along major export-import (EXIM) corridors. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:
EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Hinterland
Connectivity</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">: The network directly links India's core maritime gateways (such as
Nhava Sheva and Mundra) to major inland manufacturing and agricultural
clusters, allowing containerized cargo to bypass highway bottlenecks and reduce
overall carbon emissions. </span>