<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">In a major expansion of India's cold chain export
infrastructure, Adani Logistics has officially launched a dedicated reefer rail
corridor connecting its Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Virochannagar in
Gujarat with the deep-water gateway of Mundra Port. Developed through a
strategic tripartite collaboration alongside frozen potato product specialist
HyFun Foods and global liner network Evergreen Marine Corporation, the service
introduces a highly predictable, temperature-controlled transit channel for moving
perishable regional goods directly to international consumer markets. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">The specialized rail service aims to optimize the
reliability of temperature-sensitive supply chains, offering agro-exporters a
secure, high-efficiency alternative to traditional over-the-road freight
transport. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">According to operational data released during the
corridor's maiden run, switching to dedicated block rakes introduces
considerable resource efficiencies. Logistics coordinators estimate that each
single reefer train movement effectively replaces approximately 40 standard
long-haul road trips. By shifting high-volume frozen cargo onto scheduled rail
networks, the project substantially drives down highway congestion, lowers
carbon emissions per ton-mile, and buffers sensitive agricultural products from
the unpredictable transit times and moisture damage risks often associated with
interstate trucking. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">The operational integration centers heavily on the
growing strategic role of ICD Virochannagar as a premier multimodal logistics
hub. Positioned near key agricultural and industrial processing belts in
Gujarat, the terminal features extensive warehousing footprints and container
stuffing facilities engineered to handle complex agro-logistics. In tandem with
Evergreen Marine's equipment routing and slot allocations, the corridor
guarantees that processed food shipments maintain unbroken cold chains from the
factory floor all the way through vessel loading berths at Mundra Port. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">Looking ahead, trade administrators expect the
establishment of dedicated cold chain corridors to act as a vital driver for
boosting India's value-added processed food exports. Adani Logistics intends to
scale its rail-linked terminal capabilities further, cementing sustainable
logistics frameworks that improve the global market competitiveness of domestic
farming communities. By combining advanced temperature monitoring, streamlined
documentation, and rapid port evacuation structures, the initiative positions
the Gujarat-Mundra corridor as an elite, green supply chain route for
international food distribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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