Adani Ports
Adani Ports
• Mundra Port is known to introduce technological advancements that lead to a high level of
automation in order to enhance speed and efficiency for cargo handling.
• Up to August 2016, around 20,000 ships had docked Mundra without a single-accident representing
the high safety standards implemented by the port authorities.
• Mundra Port has two single-point moorings (SPM) facilities to evacuate crude oil on the high seas.
Efforts to build a new container terminal in Mundra in partnership with French shipping giant CMA
Terminals are underway.
• Mundra Port is a deep-water, all-weather, berthing on arrival port in the Gulf of Kutch. With 26
berths and dedicated terminals for different cargo and commodity types, it has an annual capacity to
handle 231 MMT cargo.
• The port is connected to National Highway (NH) network through State Highways 48 via Anjar and
SH-6. It has a privately developed rail network of 69 km connecting Adipur to Mundra port, which
in-turn provides nationwide connectivity.
Krishnapatnam Port
• Adani Ports Increases Its Ownership From 75% To 100% In Krishnapatnam Port
By Acquiring Vishwasa mudra Holdings’ 25% Stake For Rs. 2,800 Crs.
• Adani Ports acquired 25% stake in the port in April 2021. This resulted in 100%
ownership by Adani Ports after having taken over 75% in October 2020.
Hazira Port
• The Hazira Port is a deep-water port located in the Gulf of Khambat, Surat, Gujarat. It
constitutes 5 berths and has an annual capacity to handle 35 MMT cargo.
• It handles dry bulk, breakbulk, project cargo, liquid, containers, and automobiles and can
berth Panamax vessels, liquid tankers and container vessels.
• It serves as an international trade gateway to Europe, Africa, America and the Middle East.
• It is situated on the main broad gauge rail route between Delhi and Mumbai. The double
track is fully electrified and is designed for fast trains.
• The Port can simultaneously handle different classes of vessels and a large fleet of support
equipment.
• Dighi Port was acquired by APSEZ in February 2021, with the intention of being
an alternative to JNPT, Navi Mumbai.
• Kattupalli Port lies 24 km north of Chennai Port and can handle 18 MMT cargo,
including containers, breakbulk, and project cargo.
• It can berth fully loaded Cape size vessels and container vessels. It has a DPD
warehouse within the container for movement of AEO and DPD consignments and
a 45,000 sq. ft. warehouse with off-dock CFS.