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V.O.C Port hosts India Green Fuel Conclave ’26 to Advance India’s Green Fuel and Maritime Transition Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Flags off Bulk Tiles Train at Western Carriers' Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal in Morbi, Gujarat SMP Kolkata hosts high-level Symposium on reimagining the Hooghly Corridor VOC Port Hosts India Green Fuel Conclave ’26 Fuel Price Shocks Keep Emergency Freight Surcharges Elevated MANSA India seeks meeting with Income Tax Department over Demand Draft requirement for vessel NOCs at Mumbai Port India, Panama Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Maritime Cooperation Maharashtra Forms Panel to Implement Maritime Development Policy Gastech 2026 in Bangkok Converts Global Energy Ambition into $40 Billion in Deals Maritime AI Conclave highlights role of AI in building future-ready maritime sector V.O.C Port hosts India Green Fuel Conclave ’26 to Advance India’s Green Fuel and Maritime Transition Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Flags off Bulk Tiles Train at Western Carriers' Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal in Morbi, Gujarat SMP Kolkata hosts high-level Symposium on reimagining the Hooghly Corridor VOC Port Hosts India Green Fuel Conclave ’26 Fuel Price Shocks Keep Emergency Freight Surcharges Elevated MANSA India seeks meeting with Income Tax Department over Demand Draft requirement for vessel NOCs at Mumbai Port India, Panama Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Maritime Cooperation Maharashtra Forms Panel to Implement Maritime Development Policy Gastech 2026 in Bangkok Converts Global Energy Ambition into $40 Billion in Deals Maritime AI Conclave highlights role of AI in building future-ready maritime sector
Western Carriers flags off Bulk Tiles Train from Devaliya MMCT as Gujarat and Kolkata terminals go fully operational
Western Carriers (India) (WCIL) announced that Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw formally flagged off a Bulk Tiles Train from the company’s Devaliya MMCT on September 15, 2026.

Western Carriers flags off Bulk Tiles Train from Devaliya MMCT as Gujarat and Kolkata terminals go fully operational

Spanning over 42 acres, the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (WCGD) is designed as a state-of-the-art multimodal logistics platform capable of handling cargo movement via both road and rail, using Container Rake and Wagon Rake systems. With the flag off, the terminal moves from operational readiness to full commercial activation.   The terminal is strategically positioned to serve some of Gujarat’s most vital industrial clusters. It is expected to significantly benefit the salt industry of the Maliya belt, one of the country’s leading salt-producing regions, as well as the ceramics industry of Morbi, which produces around 5 million tonnes of ceramic products annually and caters to more than 80% of India’s domestic demand. The facility is also set to support the logistics needs of the chemicals, agriculture, fertiliser and MSME sectors operating in the region.   The Gujarat flag off comes only days after WCIL inaugurated its General Cargo Terminal (GCT) at the GCD Yard of the Kolkata Dock System under the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority (SMPA) on Friday, September 11, 2026, marking the company’s first operational base on India’s east coast. Developed and operated by WCIL under a 15-year agreement with SMPA, the Kolkata facility is designed to handle dry bulk, break-bulk and all container categories, with Phase I fully operational from launch.   Together, the Kolkata and Morbi terminals strengthen WCIL’s rail-linked presence across the country’s critical East-West freight corridor.

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