<p data-path-to-node="3" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">VISAKHAPATNAM</b> — In a major technical milestone aimed at accelerating bulk commodity supply chains and modernizing overland freight evacuation, Adani Gangavaram Port Limited (AGPL) has officially commissioned a state-of-the-art twin rotary <b data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="239" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Automated Rail Car Dumper (RCD) Complex</b> integrated with high-capacity outbound conveyor networks.</p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_b8034c992eee6d49-352" 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 deepwater terminal facility—engineered to service heavy industrial supply chains across Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh—specifically targets rapid discharge and inland rail turnaround of imported metallurgical coking coal, thermal coal, limestone, and iron ore</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" 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;">. The mechanized installation directly integrates with the port’s rail marshalling yards and deep-draft berths, expanding the port’s continuous dry-bulk evacuation velocity to meet escalating manufacturing production targets across India’s primary steel, energy, and cement sectors.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h4 data-path-to-node="6" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Overcoming Landside Evacuation Drag and Rake Demurrage</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="7" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Bulk terminals operating along India's eastern seaboard have traditionally grappled with structural friction during inbound rail transfer operations. While quayside ship unloaders have achieved high discharge rates, conventional bottom-discharge wagon setups and mobile grab unloader operations at inland railheads have remained prone to severe bottlenecks:</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_b8034c992eee6d49-353" 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;">Protracted Unloading Cycles:</b> Unloading standard 58-wagon BOXN or BOBRN railway rakes using traditional payloader shovels or semi-manual bottom gates often stretched between 3.5 and 5 hours per train formation</span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" 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-c627362957="" 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_b8034c992eee6d49-354" 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;">Severe Rake Detention Penalties:</b> Turnaround delays frequently caused rolling stock to exceed Indian Railways’ demurrage-free time allowances, triggering steep fiscal penalties for industrial users and stranding essential locomotives</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" 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-c627362957="" 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_b8034c992eee6d49-355" 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;">Fugitive Emissions and Environmental Waste:</b> Open-air dumping and grab operations generated high rates of fugitive dust dispersion, leading to cargo shrinkage, ambient air quality degradation, and intermittent operational shutdowns during high-wind maritime conditions</span><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" 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-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="9" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The newly commissioned rotary dumper complex fundamentally re-engineers this landside interface by converting rake evacuation into a continuous, enclosed, and digitally automated processing cycle.</p><h4 data-path-to-node="15" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Mechanical Architecture and Smart Shunting Grid</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="16" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The installation integrates advanced mechanical positioning gear engineered to maximize wagon rollover cadence:</p><ul data-path-to-node="17" 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="17,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Automated Side-Arm Beetle Indexers:</b> Inbound rakes are decoupled from mainline locomotives and engaged by automated side-arm train pullers (beetles). The robotic positioning arm indexes full 58-wagon rakes forward wagon by wagon, aligning them precisely onto the dumper platen without manual locomotive shunting.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="17,1,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Dual-Cradle Rotary Tipplers:</b> The high-speed tandem rotary tippler clamps and rotates loaded railway wagons through a 160-degree radial arc. The payload discharges cleanly into heavy-duty subsurface hoppers lined with low-friction polymer sheets to eliminate coal jamming and carryback.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="17,2,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Continuous High-Velocity Takeaway Conveyors:</b> Beneath the receiving hoppers, vibratory feeders regulate the flow of raw material onto high-capacity, enclosed rubber conveyor belts operating at over 4.5 meters per second, channeling bulk volumes directly to automated yard stacker-reclaimers or covered secondary silo banks.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="17,3,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17,3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Acoustic &amp; Dry-Fog Suppression:</b> The unloading shed incorporates integrated negative-pressure extraction hoods, baghouse dust filters, and sonic dry-fog mist nozzles, which suppress dust particles directly at the tippler rim, meeting statutory State Pollution Control Board environmental benchmarks.</p></li></ul><h4 data-path-to-node="19" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Strengthening East Coast Heavy Industrial Supply Chains</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="20" id="p-rc_b8034c992eee6d49-360" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="20,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The commissioning of the RCD complex reinforces Gangavaram Port’s standing as an essential transshipment and evacuation conduit for the mineral-rich hinterlands of central and eastern India</span><span data-path-to-node="20,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" 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="20,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Situated in close proximity to the Waltair Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR), the terminal acts as the principal sea-rail supply line feeding high-value coking coal and raw metallurgical inputs directly into blast furnaces operated by major steel producers, including Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL / Vizag Steel), Tata Steel, and Jindal Steel &amp; Power</span><span data-path-to-node="20,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2901175073="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2901175073="" 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="20,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c627362957="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="21" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Speaking on the formal commissioning of the facility, senior terminal engineering leadership at Adani Gangavaram Port commented:</p><blockquote data-path-to-node="22" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="22,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><i data-path-to-node="22,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">"The successful operationalization of this automated rail car dumper complex completes an unbroken, mechanized chain spanning deepwater berths to outbound national rail tracks. By slashing wagon unloading cycles to under an hour and handling up to 25 train formations a day, we are delivering major logistical efficiencies to our core steel and energy partners, lowering turnaround expenses while advancing India’s national commitments to sustainable, mechanized port operations."</i></p></blockquote>