Severe landside logistical bottlenecks at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) exposed critical weaknesses in India’s inland cargo evacuation system, caused by trailer driver shortages, inadequate parking, container freight station delays, and excessive reliance on road transport over rail. Globally, China abruptly banned all helium exports on July 10, threatening high-tech manufacturing, medical MRI systems, and semiconductor production. With over 80% of global helium supply controlled by the US, Qatar, and Russia, the export restriction combined with West Asian transit bottlenecks has doubled spot prices in Asia and triggered force majeure surcharges.