<p data-path-to-node="5"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="31">Deendayal Port Authority (DPA)</b> in Kandla has achieved a major operational milestone by surpassing <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="129">70 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo throughput</b>, achieving the benchmark significantly ahead of the timeline recorded in the previous fiscal year.</p><p data-path-to-node="6">The milestone highlights sustained throughput momentum across dry bulk commodities, liquid chemicals, crude oil shipments, and containerized freight, driven by berth mechanization, streamlined vessel turnarounds, and robust multimodal rail and pipeline evacuation corridors serving the North and Western Indian hinterland.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="8">Key Operational Highlights &amp; Throughput Momentum</h3><ul data-path-to-node="9"><li><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Accelerated Cargo Handling Run-Rate:</b> DPA crossed the 70 MMT threshold days ahead of its previous financial year benchmark, maintaining its position among India’s top-performing Major Ports by overall traffic volume.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Diversified Cargo Growth Engine:</b> Cargo performance was anchored by strong inflows and dispatches of dry bulk fertilizers (urea, DAP), thermal and coking coal, iron ore, steel products, alongside liquid bulk including POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants), LPG, edible oils, and specialty chemicals.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">High Operational Efficiency &amp; Turnaround Times:</b> Upgraded quay-side mechanization, automated harbor crane deployment, and prioritized direct-to-rail bagging and raking systems have drastically reduced pre-berthing detention and vessel turnaround times (TRT).</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Multimodal Evacuation &amp; Hinterland Reach:</b> Deep connectivity with Indian Railways' freight network, national highway express corridors, and dedicated cross-country pipeline networks enabled rapid evacuation across key consuming hubs in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi-NCR.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,4,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">Capitalizing on Capacity Expansion:</b> The port's ongoing modernization under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concessions and infrastructure investments under the PM GatiShakti framework continue to bolster handling bandwidth at Kandla and the deepwater offshore terminal at Vadinar.</p></li></ul>