Adani Ports To Develop Berth At Kandla Port For Multi-Purpose Cargo

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Wednesday signed a concession agreement with the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) to develop a multi-purpose cargo berth at the Kandla port.

In July 2024, APSEZ had received a letter of intent (LOI) for the development, operation, and maintenance of the same berth for a 30-year concession period. India’s largest port developer-cum-operator will develop the berth under the DBFOT (Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Transfer) model for multipurpose clean cargo, including container cargo.

The awarded berth, named berth no. 13, is expected to be 300 metres long and offers 5.7 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo handling capacity annually. The berth is likely to be commissioned in the financial year 2027 (FY27). APSEZ currently operates 580 MMT per annum of capacity combined across its 13 ports in India.