<p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_ef75dd5cfaab837d-61" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="23" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)</b><span class="citation-111" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> and </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="65" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (GMPL)</b><span class="citation-111" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, a wholly owned subsidiary of state-run energy major GAIL (India) Limited, have formally inaugurated an </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="214" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">AI-enabled dedicated container and storage yard equipped with advanced IT infrastructure</b><span class="citation-111 citation-end-111" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> in Mangaluru, Karnataka.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" 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-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" 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_ef75dd5cfaab837d-62" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The newly commissioned facility serves as a vital logistics hub designed to support GMPL’s commercial dispatch of <b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="114" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA)</b> through a synchronized, technology-driven supply chain. <span class="citation-110 citation-end-110" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">By combining CWC’s specialized warehousing and container handling expertise with high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring systems, the smart yard significantly accelerates truck turnaround times, tightens inventory visibility, and scales multimodal petrochemical distribution to downstream textile and polyester manufacturing clusters across domestic and export markets.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" 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-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" 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: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Key Operational Highlights & Advanced IT Capabilities</h3><ul data-path-to-node="9" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0" 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;">Dedicated Petrochemical Logistics Backbone:</b> The facility provides specialized container storage, staging, and cargo evacuation infrastructure designed to support GMPL’s PTA production and commercial distribution out of the coastal Mangaluru industrial belt.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0" id="p-rc_ef75dd5cfaab837d-63" 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;">AI-Powered Gate and Yard Automation:</b> <span class="citation-109 citation-end-109" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The smart yard integrates automated number plate recognition (ANPR), FASTag-based vehicle verification, and optical character recognition (OCR) at entry/exit gates to eliminate manual processing bottlenecks and ensure seamless driver and vehicle authorization.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" 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-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" 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" 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;">Intelligent Yard Management & Cargo Tracking:</b> Leveraging AI algorithms and cloud-based warehouse management systems (WMS), the yard automates container slot assignment, equipment dispatch, and real-time inventory reconciliation, maximizing storage density and reducing quayside dwell cycles.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,3,0" id="p-rc_ef75dd5cfaab837d-64" 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;">IoT-Enabled Safety and Environmental Surveillance:</b> <span class="citation-108 citation-end-108" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-resolution computer vision cameras and connected IoT sensors monitor yard operations around the clock, providing automated hazard detection, perimeter surveillance, and early-warning compliance alerts essential for chemical and petrochemical logistics handling.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3609044789="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3609044789="" 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-c2756404852="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2756404852="" _nghost-ng-c257345503="" 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" 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;">Seamless Multimodal Connectivity:</b> The terminal’s strategic positioning allows swift evacuation via road and rail corridors and direct maritime connectivity through New Mangalore Port, lowering overall transit costs for raw material flows to the polyester, polymer, and textile industries.</p></li></ul>
CWC and GMPL Inaugurate AI-Enabled Yard with Advanced IT Infrastructure
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (GMPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of state-run energy major GAIL (India) Limited, have formally inaugurated an AI-enabled dedicated container and storage yard equipped with advanced IT infrastructure in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
