<p data-path-to-node="4" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="4" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">KANDLA / GANDHIDHAM</b> — Setting a new efficiency benchmark for India’s maritime infrastructure, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) at Kandla has created maritime history by crossing the 70 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) cargo-handling milestone in the current 2026–27 financial year, reaching 70.03 MMT on August 22, 2026.</p><p data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The Western gateway port achieved this target <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="46" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">32 days ahead</b> of the timeline recorded in the previous financial year, establishing itself as the fastest among all Major Port Authorities in India to breach the 70 MMT threshold while recording a massive <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="251" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">23.02% year-on-year (YoY) growth</b> in cargo throughput compared to the corresponding period last fiscal.</p><p data-path-to-node="7" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Sustained Operational Momentum Across Core Commodity Streams</b></p><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-280" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The achievement marks the continuation of an accelerating growth curve at Kandla and its satellite liquid cargo outpost at Vadinar</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="9" 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="9,0,0" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-281" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Liquid Bulk &amp; Crude Oil Flows:</b> Sustained volume expansion has been heavily anchored by the Offshore Oil Terminal at Vadinar, which handles large-scale discharges of Crude Oil, Petroleum, Oil &amp; Lubricants (POL), and Liquid Petroleum Products (LPO)</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Vadinar recently established a new 24-hour benchmark by handling 509,101 MT of liquid cargo in a single day</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-282" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Dry Bulk, Fertilizers &amp; Minerals:</b> Continuous mechanization across multi-purpose berths and high-speed conveyor systems enabled rapid discharging of agricultural fertilizers, industrial coal, salt, and non-coking coal to feed the manufacturing and farming belts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-283" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Cumulative Milestone Trajectory:</b> DPA breached the 50 MMT mark 19 days ahead of schedule in July, crossed 62.86 MMT in early August</span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, and added another 7.17 MMT in under two weeks to surpass the 70 MMT milestone with unprecedented velocity.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="11" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Mechanization, Draft Maintenance &amp; Multimodal Logistics Alignment</b></p><p data-path-to-node="12" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-284" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="12,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">DPA Chairman <b data-path-to-node="12,0" data-index-in-node="13" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME</b>, commended the collective operational discipline of port users, exporters, importers, shipping lines, vessel agents, stevedores, Customs House Agents (CHAs), trade associations, truck drivers, port officials, and dock Shramiks</span><span data-path-to-node="12,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="13" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Port leadership noted that several strategic engineering interventions have driven this turnaround:</p><ul data-path-to-node="14" 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="14,0,0" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-285" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="14,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="14,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Deep-Draft Maintenance:</b> Regular capital and maintenance dredging along the Gulf of Kutch access channel ensures uninterrupted navigational access for deep-draft capesize bulk carriers and large crude tankers</span><span data-path-to-node="14,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="14,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="14,1,0" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-286" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="14,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="14,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Berth Mechanization &amp; Turnaround Compression:</b> High-capacity mobile harbor cranes and automated grab unloaders have compressed average vessel dwell times, boosting daily berth productivity and optimizing berth occupancy ratios</span><span data-path-to-node="14,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="14,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c652880515="" _nghost-ng-c3947949641="" 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="14,2,0" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-287" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="14,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="14,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Direct Rail &amp; Highway Evacuation:</b> On-dock rail sidings operating in synchronization with Indian Railways and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) have facilitated the seamless, congestion-free evacuation of landed raw materials directly to interior industrial hubs</span><span data-path-to-node="14,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="14,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="16" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="16" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Macroeconomic Strategic Impact</b></p><p data-path-to-node="17" id="p-rc_da17e000f6a67bf4-288" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="17,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">As India accelerates port capacity additions under the <i data-path-to-node="17,0" data-index-in-node="55" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Maritime India Vision 2030</i> and <i data-path-to-node="17,0" data-index-in-node="86" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">PM Gati Shakti</i> frameworks</span><span data-path-to-node="17,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, DPA Kandla’s record-breaking handling cadence reinforces its role as the nation’s premier bulk cargo gateway</span><span data-path-to-node="17,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. By drastically compressing turnarounds and expanding berth throughput, the port continues to provide a dependable cost cushion and supply-chain buffer for North and West India's industrial manufacturing and energy sectors</span><span data-path-to-node="17,5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4109436689="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4109436689="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c652880515="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></sources-carousel-inline></p>