<p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_a33ff6f0746e48ee-109" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-241" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Container logistics at India’s largest commercial container gateway, </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="87" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Mundra Port</b><span class="citation-241" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, have faced severe disruptions after approximately </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="150" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">1,500 container road transporters halted operations</b><span class="citation-241 citation-end-241" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, joining an ongoing strike initiated by off-dock empty container depot operators.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="1" 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-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2273216988="" _nghost-ng-c2722076574="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_a33ff6f0746e48ee-110" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-240" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The industrial action follows a contentious operational directive by </span><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="69" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ)</b><span class="citation-240 citation-end-240" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, effective September 1, 2026, mandating that all empty export-import (EXIM) containers be handled and stored exclusively within designated yards inside the port limits/SEZ, freezing empty yard codes for facilities operating outside the port boundary.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="2" 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-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2273216988="" _nghost-ng-c2722076574="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="8" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Key Operational Highlights &amp; Supply Chain Fallout</h3><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_a33ff6f0746e48ee-111" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Transporters Pull Vehicles Off Roads:</b> <span class="citation-239" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The </span><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="42" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Kandla Mundra Container Transport Welfare Association</b><span class="citation-239 citation-end-239" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> confirmed that its members ceased picking up all categories of containers with immediate effect and began pulling commercial vehicles off the roads starting midnight on September 2, threatening significant backlogs in export-import cargo evacuations.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2273216988="" _nghost-ng-c2722076574="" 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="9,1,0" id="p-rc_a33ff6f0746e48ee-112" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Depot Operators Oppose Port In-Sourcing:</b> <span class="citation-238" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The strike was originally launched on August 28 by the </span><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0" data-index-in-node="96" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Mundra Empty Container Yards &amp; Allied Services Provider Association (MECYASA)</b><span class="citation-238 citation-end-238" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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> <span class="citation-237 citation-end-237" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Depot owners argue that APSEZ’s policy infringes on ocean carriers' contractual freedom to select independent off-dock storage, maintenance, and repair (M&amp;R) facilities.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2273216988="" _nghost-ng-c2722076574="" 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="9,2,0" id="p-rc_a33ff6f0746e48ee-113" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Liner Bodies Challenge Regulatory Validity:</b> <span class="citation-236" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The </span><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="48" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA)</b><span class="citation-236 citation-end-236" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> urged APSEZ to immediately withdraw the circular.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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> <span class="citation-235 citation-end-235" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">CSLA Executive Director Sunil Vaswani emphasized that no Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notification permits port operators to restrict shipping lines from nominating off-dock empty depots, warning the mandate will create severe logistical bottlenecks and inflate trade costs.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2273216988="" _nghost-ng-c2722076574="" 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="9,3,0" id="p-rc_a33ff6f0746e48ee-114" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Global Ocean Carriers Issue Trade Advisories:</b> <span class="citation-234" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Major international container carriers including </span><b data-path-to-node="9,3,0" data-index-in-node="95" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Evergreen Line, ONE, and COSCO&nbsp;</b><span class="citation-234 citation-end-234" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">have notified shippers of operational delays.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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> <span class="citation-233 citation-end-233" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">MSC and CMA CGM have put empty container releases for factory stuffing on hold and temporarily suspended empty returns at affected off-dock yards.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2273216988="" _nghost-ng-c2722076574="" 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="9,4,0" id="p-rc_a33ff6f0746e48ee-115" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,4,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">CFS Gate-Ins Remain Partially Operational:</b> <span class="citation-232 citation-end-232" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">While off-dock empty yards and direct road haulage are paralyzed, carriers confirmed that cargo stuffing and gate-in activities inside Container Freight Stations (CFSs) serving Mundra remain functional for now.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2273216988="" _nghost-ng-c2722076574="" 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="9,5,0" id="p-rc_a33ff6f0746e48ee-116" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,5,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">APSEZ Justification:</b> <span class="citation-231 citation-end-231" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">APSEZ maintained that internalizing empty container logistics is aimed at decongesting regional road corridors, improving tractor-trailer turnaround cycles, reducing vehicular emissions, and enhancing terminal yard safety.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2018715059="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2018715059="" 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-c2273216988="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul>