<p data-path-to-node="5"><span class="">Reaffirming its position as a major multi-modal gateway on India’s eastern seaboard,</span><span class=""> </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="102" class="">Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL)</b><span class=""> in Ennore has set new operational records in both container throughput and rail-bound cargo evacuation.</span></p><p data-path-to-node="6"><span class="">Driven by expanded terminal capacity,</span><span class=""> streamlined rake turnarounds,</span><span class=""> and growing mainline vessel calls,</span><span class=""> the port achieved its highest-ever monthly container handling volumes alongside record freight train movements.</span><span class=""> The performance highlights KPL's pivotal role in supporting Tamil Nadu’s industrial corridors and reducing highway congestion through sustainable rail logistics.</span></p><h3 data-path-to-node="9"><b data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="0">Container Growth, Rail Evacuation Milestones, and Multimodal Impact</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="10">The operational performance data reflects strong growth across containerized and intermodal freight segments:</p><p data-path-to-node="6"><span class=""></span></p><ul data-path-to-node="11"><li><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Record Container Handling:</b> Kamarajar Port recorded a sharp surge in container throughput, supported by high-capacity berth productivity, expanded yard capacity, and increased ad-hoc vessel calls at its state-of-the-art container terminal.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Surge in Rail Cargo Rakes:</b> Demonstrating strong hinterland connectivity, the port handled a record number of freight train rakes in a single month, accelerating cargo dispatch to inland container depots (ICDs) across North Tamil Nadu, Bengaluru, and Telangana.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Sustainable Multimodal Shift:</b> Shifting significant cargo volumes from road to rail has optimized port-gate turnaround times, minimized drayage congestion along the Chennai-Ennore logistics belt, and lowered carbon emissions per TEU moved.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Hinterland Industrial Support:</b> The accelerated throughput directly supports major automobile manufacturing, electronics, textiles, and heavy engineering clusters across Southern India that depend on predictable ocean schedules and rapid customs clearance.</p></li></ul><div class="attachment-container search-images" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><response-element class="no-md" ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><single-image _nghost-ng-c998915861="" data-is-interactive="false" class="spark-licensed-center-host luminous-layout ng-star-inserted" data-image-attachment-index="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></single-image></response-element></div>