Kandla, April 20 -- In a significant operational feat, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) successfully berthed two massive vessels -- MV Express Athens and MV CSSC LE HAVRE -- within the narrow 300-meter-wide channel of Kandla Port, officials said on Saturday.

According to officials, the MV Express Athens, a 350-meter-long container vessel, and the MV CSSC LE HAVRE, a 255-meter Baby Cape vessel with a deep draft of 14.15 meters, were launched into the port amid challenging conditions, including strong southwest winds and powerful tidal currents.

Earlier, Kandla Deendayal Port Authority (KDPA) Chairperson Sushil Kumar Singh announced that KDPA is setting ambitious targets after achieving a milestone of handling 150.16 million tonnes of c...