<p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-278" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="3,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">KOLKATA</b> — Integrated multimodal logistics major Western Carriers has formally initiated site mobilization, structural civil rehabilitation, and handling machinery deployment at the General Cargo Berth (GCD Yard) of the Kolkata Dock System (KDS)</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="3,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The development follows the official execution and hand-over of a 15-year operational and development concession awarded by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority, Kolkata (SMPK)</span><span data-path-to-node="3,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="3,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-279" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="4,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The private-capital concession is aimed at rejuvenating legacy inner-dock infrastructure within the riverine port</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="4,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. It directly aligns with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways’ (MoPSW) mandate to bring specialized terminal management expertise and mechanization to major public ports under the <i data-path-to-node="4,2" data-index-in-node="190" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Public-Private Partnership (PPP)</i> and <i data-path-to-node="4,2" data-index-in-node="227" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Maritime India Vision 2030</i> frameworks</span><span data-path-to-node="4,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="4,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Capital Outlay and Phased Modernization Blueprint</b></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-280" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Under the terms of the 15-year concession agreement, Western Carriers has committed an initial capital expenditure of <b data-path-to-node="7,0" data-index-in-node="118" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">₹13.68 crore</b> dedicated exclusively to civil reconstruction, yard pavement, and terminal mechanization across the GCD Yard</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="7,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="8" 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="8,0,0" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-281" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Heavy-Duty Pavement and Staging Resurfacing:</b> Complete re-engineering and load-bearing reinforcement of the yard surface to support multi-tier container stacking blocks, heavy industrial project machinery, and structural steel billets without surface degradation</span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="8,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="8,1,0" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-282" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Quayside and Yard Mechanization:</b> Induction of high-capacity reach stackers, heavy-duty forklifts, and mobile harbor material handlers equipped with specialized spreader attachments for breakbulk and containerized payloads</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="8,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="8,2,0" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-283" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Automated Smart-Gate Complex:</b> Construction of dedicated IN/OUT gate lanes outfitted with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) cameras, weigh-in-motion dynamic weighbridges, and radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking portals integrated directly with the port’s centralized digital network</span><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="8,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="8,3,0" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-284" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,3,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Covered Weatherproof Warehousing:</b> Refurbishment of on-dock covered storage sheds to safeguard weather-sensitive cargo—such as bagged specialty agro-commodities, industrial paper, and precision engineering spares—against seasonal monsoon precipitation</span><span data-path-to-node="8,3,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="8,3,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="13" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Strategic Multimodal Hinterland Hub for Eastern India and Landlocked Neighbors</b></p><p data-path-to-node="14" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-299" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="14,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Located along the navigable reaches of the Hooghly River, the modernized GCD Yard terminal will function as an intermodal staging point connecting deep-sea ocean strings, river barges, and electrified freight rail corridors</span><span data-path-to-node="14,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ol start="1" data-path-to-node="15" 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="15,0,0" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-300" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Inland Waterway Transshipment via NW-1 and IBP:</b> The terminal directly interfaces with barge operations navigating <b data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="114" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">National Waterway-1 (NW-1)</b> (Ganga–Bhagirathi–Hooghly river system) and the <b data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="189" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP)</b> route</span><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="15,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Riverine vessels carrying finished steel, industrial components, and containerized general cargo can transfer payloads between river craft, rail wagons, and highway trucks without leaving the customs-bonded dock perimeter</span><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="15,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="15,1,0" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-301" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Cross-Border Transit for Nepal and Bhutan:</b> Kolkata Port serves as the primary maritime transit gateway for landlocked Himalayan nations under bilateral transit treaties</span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="15,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The modernized GCD Yard will provide secure staging, dedicated customs bond processing, and scheduled block-train rail dispatch for containerized imports bound for the Birgunj and Biratnagar dry ports in Nepal</span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="15,1,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="15,2,0" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-302" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Decongesting Municipal Road Arteries:</b> By integrating modern reach stackers with on-dock rail siding tracks, Western Carriers plans to systematically migrate cargo out of the Kolkata metropolitan highway grid and onto direct rail rakes feeding the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and trunk lines toward Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh</span><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="15,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ol><p data-path-to-node="17" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Executive Perspectives</b></p><p data-path-to-node="18" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-303" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Port administration and concessionaire executives underscored that private operational management will restore competitive cargo handling velocity to Kolkata's historic dock system</span><span data-path-to-node="18,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="18,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2836216103="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="19" id="p-rc_ec31392a91ff5785-304" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="19,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Speaking on the operational kickoff, terminal management stated that upgrading the GCD Yard transforms an aging general-cargo berth into a high-cadence multimodal terminal, lowering dwell costs for regional manufacturing belts and solidifying Kolkata's position as a multimodal gateway for eastern South Asia</span><span data-path-to-node="19,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c3838886618="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3838886618="" 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="19,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>