<p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_82a3f5f3e02dd4ac-523" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">VISAKHAPATNAM</b><span class="citation-951 citation-end-951" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> — In a major technical milestone underscoring the expanding project cargo capabilities on India’s eastern seaboard, Visakha Container Terminal Pvt.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> Ltd. <span class="citation-950" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">(VCTPL)—a flagship container and multimodal facility operated under the aegis of J M Baxi Ports &amp; Logistics at Visakhapatnam Port—has successfully discharged and processed a record-breaking </span><b data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="357" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">108 Out-of-Gauge (OOG) container units</b><span class="citation-950 citation-end-950" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> in a single vessel operation.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1139217622="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1139217622="" _nghost-ng-c2034787815="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Precision Execution for Key Industrial Project Consignments</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_82a3f5f3e02dd4ac-524" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-949" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The high-density project cargo operation was carried out for </span><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="61" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">M/s Saatvik Solar’s mega solar manufacturing plant project at Gopalpur</b><span class="citation-949 citation-end-949" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, Odisha.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-948" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The specialized consignment arrived aboard the specialized breakbulk/general cargo vessel </span><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="231" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">M.V. Hong Yao</b><span class="citation-948" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, comprising </span><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="257" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">108 Out-of-Gauge 40-foot flat-rack units (40-FEU)</b><span class="citation-948 citation-end-948" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> loaded with oversized industrial equipment, manufacturing assemblies, and heavy machinery modules.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1139217622="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1139217622="" _nghost-ng-c2034787815="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_82a3f5f3e02dd4ac-525" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-947 citation-end-947" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Handling such a large volume of non-standard, dimensionally challenging units from a single vessel call required meticulous advance planning and specialized crane rigging.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> Terminal engineering and stevedoring crews deployed heavy-duty <b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="235" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Rail-Mounted Quay Cranes (RMQCs)</b> equipped with dynamic spreader beams and custom tandem rigging slings. <span class="citation-946 citation-end-946" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The discharge operations were executed with millimeter-level precision, maintaining strict safety protocols and ensuring zero cargo deformation or damage across all 108 units.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1139217622="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1139217622="" _nghost-ng-c2034787815="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="9" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Multimodal Evacuation and Yard Fluidity</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_82a3f5f3e02dd4ac-526" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Discharging a large number of heavy-lift and out-of-gauge containers simultaneously often presents acute yard congestion risks. <span class="citation-945" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">However, VCTPL’s advanced operational layout—featuring an </span><b data-path-to-node="10" data-index-in-node="186" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">845-meter continuous quay length</b><span class="citation-945" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, an alongside draft of </span><b data-path-to-node="10" data-index-in-node="242" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">16.5 meters</b><span class="citation-945 citation-end-945" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, and integrated on-dock intermodal rail sidings—facilitated smooth quayside-to-staging movement.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1139217622="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1139217622="" _nghost-ng-c2034787815="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="11" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0" id="p-rc_82a3f5f3e02dd4ac-527" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-944" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Advanced Terminal Orchestration:</b><span class="citation-944 citation-end-944" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Operations were coordinated using real-time yard planning engines (Navis SPARCS N4) and heavy-duty internal transfer vehicles (ITVs), ensuring that standard cellular container shifts were not compromised during the heavy-lift discharge.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="10" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1139217622="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1139217622="" _nghost-ng-c2034787815="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Direct Hinterland Linkages:</b> Leveraging its dedicated on-dock rail siding loops and direct access to National Highway 16, the terminal initiated immediate overland dispatch protocols to transport the oversized project consignments toward the industrial project site in Gopalpur.</p></li></ul><h3 data-path-to-node="13" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Strengthening East Coast Transshipment &amp; Project Cargo Leadership</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="14" id="p-rc_82a3f5f3e02dd4ac-528" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-943 citation-end-943" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The successful single-call discharge of 108 OOG containers reinforces Visakhapatnam’s growing stature as an ideal maritime and project logistics gateway servicing the industrial corridors of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, and Central India.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="11" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1139217622="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1139217622="" _nghost-ng-c2034787815="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="15" id="p-rc_82a3f5f3e02dd4ac-529" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-942 citation-end-942" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Terminal executives noted that as heavy manufacturing, green energy mega-plants, and capital engineering sectors across Eastern and Central India accelerate infrastructure build-outs, VCTPL is well positioned to provide comprehensive, high-velocity handling for ultra-heavy project consignments and standard container traffic alike.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2070957783="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2070957783="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="12" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1139217622="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></sources-carousel-inline></p>