BIG HAUL. Devaliya Multi Modal Cargo Terminal in Saurashtra
Logistics company Western Carriers, which launched its multimodal cargo terminal in Gujarat last year, has added more service destinations across the country and more service offerings for various industrial verticals.Launched in July 2025, Devaliya Multi Modal Cargo Terminal (MMCT) is located in the important Saurashtra region and mainly caters to the ceramic and tiles industry, alongside the industrial chemicals and foodgrains segments.“We already have a strategic tie-up with Concor [Container Corporation of India Limited] for the MMCT. The cargo terminal was initially spread over 32 acres. It has now been expanded to over 42 acres, with all services encompassed in its vast infrastructure — including first-mile and last-mile transport, storage, stuffing, handling and other related services — using own equipment and manpower,” Kanishka Sethia, Director and CEO, Western Carriers (India), told businessline.Amid the West Asia crisis, the tiles industry was badly affected owing to the disruption in the supply of its most critical input, propane, leading to a temporary drop in the volumes of tiles handled at the terminal. “Now, we are seeing this volume climb up steadily at the Devaliya MMCT, with the target of achieving full capacity in the next two to three quarters,” Sethia said, adding that the company had also increased its service offerings for other verticals like industrial chemicals, salt and foodgrains, leading to a growth in volumes at the terminal.Though the cargo terminal at Devaliya station, near Morbi, was started with a single stream — namely west to east, serving Kolkata and, later, Guwahati — the service offerings have now expanded pan-India, covering destinations like Patna in the east, Bengaluru in the south, and Concor Kathuwas Multi Modal Logistic Park and Agra in the north.More service destinations are being added steadily. Western Carriers is looking for opportunities to set up more multimodal cargo terminals, Sethia said.The Kolkata-based company envisages a further capex of ₹100 crore this fiscal. The allocation breakdown, including major heads, is: Specialised 40-ft and 20-ft shipping containers, commercial vehicles for first-mile and last-mile operations, container reach stackers and other heavy handling equipment.“Of the specialised equipment, one experiment has been the launch and successful implementation of EV operations for mid-distance haulage; we are keen to grow this opportunity to increase the use of alternative energy and save on the most precious import, oil. We are seeing very positive demand and feedback from our varied clients and are keenly eyeing not only EV but also CNG/LNG options,” Sethia added.Published on August 24, 2026
