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Deendayal Port

March 14, 2026

The Deendayal Port in Gujarat's Kandla is gearing up to handle a whopping 22 vessels over a 72-hour period over the weekend

About Deendayal Port:

  • Deendayal Port (previously called Kandla Port) is the second largest seaport of India, situated in the Kachchh District of Gujarat.
  • It is situated in the creek of Kandla.
  • It is a protected natural harbor.
  • It is recognized as one of the major ports in India.
  • It was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India after the partition of India from Pakistan left the port of Karachi in Pakistan.
  • The port is specialized in handling bulk import and export cargo, including liquid cargo.
  • It remains India’s biggest state-owned cargo handler by volume, but it has steadily lost market share to privately owned Mundra Port (India’s largest private port). 

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