<h6 data-path-to-node="5"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="0">Direct-Berth Intermodal Rail Bridge Evacuates 450 Finished Electric Vehicles in 12-Hour Window, Slashing Drayage Overhead and Decarbonizing Automotive Export Logistics</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-47"><span data-path-to-node="6,0"><b data-path-to-node="6,0" data-index-in-node="0">NAVI MUMBAI</b> — In a major operational breakthrough for green automotive logistics and intermodal synchronization, DP World’s terminal operations at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) have successfully executed the direct rail evacuation and staging of 450 finished electric vehicles (EVs) in a single, record 12-hour turnaround window</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-48"><span data-path-to-node="7,0">Coordinated in close partnership with Western Railway, the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), and leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), the dedicated block-train service establishes an unbroken, high-capacity intermodal bridge connecting primary automotive manufacturing belts in Pune, Chakan, and Sanand directly to deepwater Ro-Ro and container berths in Navi Mumbai</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h5 data-path-to-node="9"><b data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="0">Mechanized Rake Operations &amp; High-Velocity Turnaround</b></h5><p data-path-to-node="10">The milestone run deployed specialized, high-capacity multi-tier automobile carrier wagons (BCACBM rakes) engineered specifically to transport passenger electric vehicles securely without road-transit vibration or battery drain:</p><ul data-path-to-node="11"><li><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-49"><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">12-Hour High-Speed Turnaround:</b> By synchronizing rail yard arrivals with direct quayside marshaling tracks, terminal ground crews cleared, inspected, and staged all 450 export-ready electric cars in under 12 hours from train arrival to quayside holding bays</span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-50"><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Elimination of Double-Handling:</b> Finished EVs were transferred directly from the electrified railhead sidings into specialized pre-berth staging zones, bypassing intermediate off-dock stockyards and container freight stations (CFSs)</span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-51"><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Round-the-Clock Digital Tracking:</b> Each vehicle's movement was monitored through integrated RFID tagging and the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), providing automakers with real-time visibility from factory floor siding to deepwater vessel ramp positioning</span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h5 data-path-to-node="13"><b data-path-to-node="13" data-index-in-node="0">Decarbonizing the Western Automotive Export Corridor</b></h5><p data-path-to-node="14">Transitioning the evacuation of finished electric vehicles from highway car-carrier trucks onto electrified freight rail lines delivers transformative economic and environmental benefits across the regional supply chain:</p><ul data-path-to-node="15"><li><p data-path-to-node="15,0,0" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-52"><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Drayage Abatement on National Highways:</b> A single 45-wagon double-deck auto rake takes more than 50 heavy commercial multi-car trailer trucks off the heavily congested Mumbai–Pune Expressway and NH-48 corridors</span><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="15,1,0" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-53"><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Slashing Scope 3 Transport Emissions:</b> Replacing long-haul diesel car haulers with 100% electrified railway traction cuts transport greenhouse gas emissions by up to <b data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="165">70% per vehicle-kilometer</b>, aligning with corporate ESG targets for export-bound clean-energy vehicles</span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="15,2,0" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-54"><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Zero Transit Damage:</b> Rail-bound transit completely shields export vehicles from highway stone-chipping, micro-abrasions, and severe weather exposure, eliminating secondary detailing costs before vessel loading</span><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h5 data-path-to-node="17"><b data-path-to-node="17" data-index-in-node="0">Direct PCTC Berth Synchronization &amp; Trade Impact</b></h5><p data-path-to-node="18" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-55"><span data-path-to-node="18,0">The rapid rail-evacuation framework is timed to interface directly with scheduled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessel calls operating on direct ocean loops to Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia</span><span data-path-to-node="18,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="19" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-56"><span data-path-to-node="19,0">By compressing port gate-to-vessel staging cycles, DP World Nhava Sheva enables international liner operators to reduce vessel turnaround times by nearly 20%, safeguarding tight sailing windows and insulating subcontinental automakers from expensive port demurrage exposure</span><span data-path-to-node="19,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="19,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c751612964=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="20" id="p-rc_06cc2bbc7950eafd-57"><span data-path-to-node="20,0">Speaking on the operational milestone, senior logistics executives emphasized that building dedicated rail corridors for finished vehicles is essential as India’s EV export volumes expand under the <i data-path-to-node="20,0" data-index-in-node="198">Make in India</i> and <i data-path-to-node="20,0" data-index-in-node="216">PM Gati Shakti</i> frameworks, cementing JNPA’s standing as South Asia’s premier, tech-driven multimodal automotive export nexus</span><span data-path-to-node="20,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1742526798="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1742526798="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="20,2">.</span></p>