Mundra terminal expansion in Gujarat to be completed next year
ADQANI Ports and SEZ (Special Economic Zone) aims to complete expansion of Adani International Container Terminal (AICTPL) at Mundra port in Gujarat by 2017 to create a transshipment hub for the Middle East, South Asia and India.
The strategy is part of Gautam Adani-led Adani Group's plans to develop a world-class portfolio of ports and allied logistics facilities to capture the benefits of the country's emergence as a global container transshipment hub, New Delhi's Business Standard reported
AICTPL is a joint venture with Terminal Investment (part of Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company, the second largest shipping liner in the world).
"The APSEZ strategy is clear. We are developing a world-class portfolio of ports and allied logistics across India... Work is under way to expand AICTPL in Mundra. The project aims to create a transshipment hub for the Middle East, South Asia and India with a total quay length of 1,460 metres and cargo handling capacity of 3.1 million TEU," APSEZ CEO Karan Adani said in the company's latest report.
He said AICTPL construction is due to conclude next year when the terminal will be capable of handling 18,000 TEU vessels, with a cumulative capacity of 6.6 million tonnes.
"APSEZ ports and our proposed development of associated logistics will benefit from several public infrastructure projects in India... The most significant of these proposals is Sagarmala, a government initiative to revitalise India's coastal shipping and inland waterways, which retain the potential to handle 30 million tonnes of cargo," Mr Adani added.
Sagarmala is a port-led economic development plan aimed at developing 7,500 km of India's coastline through a number of projects.
Mr Adani said according to APSEZ's strategy to develop world-class portfolio, the first of these strategic aims was "our investment to develop India's first international deep water seaport at Vizhinjam in Kerala, with the state government. Vizhinjam will help position India as a competitive global transshipment hub and stake a claim to the annual one million-plus TEU of Indian cargo transshipped through foreign ports like Colombo in Sri Lanka."
The CEO added that Dhamra will be an important feeder port for the coastal shipping of coal from the east to south and west coasts of India, while all its ports will benefit from traffic growth resulting from their proximity to the newly-formed Coastal Economic Zones proposed under Sagarmala.
"APSEZ can add capacity at Mundra, Hazira and Dhamra, enabling these ports to benefit from the longer-term growth opportunities presented by Sagarmala. I believe these activities will accelerate us towards our strategic destination: a fully-integrated logistics business," he said.
ADQANI Ports and SEZ (Special Economic Zone) aims to complete expansion of Adani International Container Terminal (AICTPL) at Mundra port in Gujarat by 2017 to create a transshipment hub for the Middle East, South Asia and India.
The strategy is part of Gautam Adani-led Adani Group's plans to develop a world-class portfolio of ports and allied logistics facilities to capture the benefits of the country's emergence as a global container transshipment hub, New Delhi's Business Standard reported
AICTPL is a joint venture with Terminal Investment (part of Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company, the second largest shipping liner in the world).
"The APSEZ strategy is clear. We are developing a world-class portfolio of ports and allied logistics across India... Work is under way to expand AICTPL in Mundra. The project aims to create a transshipment hub for the Middle East, South Asia and India with a total quay length of 1,460 metres and cargo handling capacity of 3.1 million TEU," APSEZ CEO Karan Adani said in the company's latest report.
He said AICTPL construction is due to conclude next year when the terminal will be capable of handling 18,000 TEU vessels, with a cumulative capacity of 6.6 million tonnes.
"APSEZ ports and our proposed development of associated logistics will benefit from several public infrastructure projects in India... The most significant of these proposals is Sagarmala, a government initiative to revitalise India's coastal shipping and inland waterways, which retain the potential to handle 30 million tonnes of cargo," Mr Adani added.
Sagarmala is a port-led economic development plan aimed at developing 7,500 km of India's coastline through a number of projects.
Mr Adani said according to APSEZ's strategy to develop world-class portfolio, the first of these strategic aims was "our investment to develop India's first international deep water seaport at Vizhinjam in Kerala, with the state government. Vizhinjam will help position India as a competitive global transshipment hub and stake a claim to the annual one million-plus TEU of Indian cargo transshipped through foreign ports like Colombo in Sri Lanka."
The CEO added that Dhamra will be an important feeder port for the coastal shipping of coal from the east to south and west coasts of India, while all its ports will benefit from traffic growth resulting from their proximity to the newly-formed Coastal Economic Zones proposed under Sagarmala.
"APSEZ can add capacity at Mundra, Hazira and Dhamra, enabling these ports to benefit from the longer-term growth opportunities presented by Sagarmala. I believe these activities will accelerate us towards our strategic destination: a fully-integrated logistics business," he said.