| Strategic & Climate Advantage | Cost Advantage | Performance Advantage |
| All weather and 365 days 24 hours operational Port. | Transparent Pricing Policy. | Single Day highest quantity of Steam coal 56,247 tons was handled on 9.4.2016 surpassing its previous highest of 50,139 tons on 17.5.2015. |
| Tropical and dry climatic conditions. |
Lowest Cost per ton amongst all Major Ports and Non – Major Ports.
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The Port handled a total traffic of 9.53 MMT during May 2016, surpassing the previous best of 9.44 MMT during August. 2015. |
| Temperature varies from 25°C to 44°C during summer and from 10°C to 25°C during winter. |
Free Storage
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The Port crossed 50 MMT mark on 16.9.2016, 14 days earlier than the same cargo handling figure achieved during the last year. |
| Scanty Rainfall. Thereby, enabling round – the – year operations. | Fire Fighting services free of charge. | Single day highest quantity of 5.83 lakh tones (Kandla + Vadinar) was handled on 27.10.2016. surpassing its previous highest of 5.53 lakh tons (Kandla + Vadinar) on 31.5.2016. |
| Uninterrupted and smooth Port operations round – the – year clue to ideal climatic conditions. | Timely billing & refund. | |
| No adverse wave effect. Being a sheltered harbour situated in the Creek. | Comprehensive berthing and Storage policy . | |
| A Major Port that is nearest to the Middle East and Europe. |