<p data-path-to-node="2">Cementing its position as a premier gateway for India’s energy imports, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, has clocked a stellar 25% year-on-year growth in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cargo handling for the financial year 2025-26.</p><p data-path-to-node="3">The surge highlights the port’s aggressively scaling capacity and its critical role in feeding the domestic and industrial clean energy demands of northern and western India.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="5"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="0">Infrastructure Optimization Drives Surge</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="6">The significant double-digit volume expansion is credited to a series of targeted port modernizations, faster vessel turnaround strategies, and deep structural cooperation with major state-run oil marketing companies.</p><ul data-path-to-node="7"><li><p data-path-to-node="7,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="7,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Enhanced Berth Productivity:</b> Optimized offloading pipelines and upgraded marine unloading arms allowed for faster discharge rates from specialized LPG carriers.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="7,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="7,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Streamlined Pipeline Integration:</b> Enhanced evacuation pipelines connected to regional bottling plants minimized structural bottlenecking at the storage terminals.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="7,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="7,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Strategic Location Advantage:</b> Positioned closely to heavy consumption centers, Kandla remains the highly preferred, cost-effective entry point for large-scale energy suppliers looking to distribute deep into the hinterlands.</p></li></ul><h3 data-path-to-node="9"><b data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="0">Fueling the Nation’s Clean Energy Grid</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="10">This 25% spike aligns with India's broader national mandate to scale up LPG access to rural and semi-urban households while promoting cleaner industrial fuels over traditional alternatives.</p><p data-path-to-node="11">To maintain this growth velocity, the Deendayal Port Authority is moving forward with successive capital investments. These include building dedicated deep-draft berths specifically engineered to host larger, next-generation gas tankers, ensuring that Kandla continues to act as an anchor point for the nation's energy security architecture.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="13"></h3>