Adani Ports-backed flagship Mundra Port has set a record by handling 16.1 MMT of cargo in October, which is the highest ever volume by any port in India, the company said in a statement. Mundra Port has handled 102 MMT of cargo on year to date (YTD) basis, recording a 9 per cent YoY growth. The port had crossed the 100 MMT mark in 210 days, surpassing the record of 231 days last year.
Mundra witnessed double-digit growth on a YoY basis for containers (+10 per cent) and liquids and gas (+14 per cent). It also said that the port handled 4.2 million TEUs of containers in just 203 days, which was achieved in 225 days in the previous financial year. It added new cargo types such as Hydrolysis Pi Gas (HPG) to its portfolio. On YTD basis, it docked over 2,480 ships and serviced over 11,500 rakes.
In July 2023, it berthed one of the largest ships ever – MV MSC Hamburg, 399 m long and 54 m wide, with a carrying capacity of 15,908 TEUs and a current reported draught of 12 m. In 2021, it berthed the 13,892 TEU APL Raffles, the largest container vessel to call at any Indian port. The Singapore-registered vessel is 397.88 m long and 51 m broad, the conglomerate said.
Mudra Port enjoys a strong connectivity with the hinterland, particularly to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC). All the major rail lines and ICDs connecting Mundra port are now capable of handling double stack container trains. Over the past years, the port has experienced a material improvement in the double stack coefficient.
Going forward, Mundra Port is targeting 200 MMT in FY25. With 90 per cent of India’s trade by volume conducted via the maritime route, its improved infrastructure means better logistics performance and higher seaborne trade and economic growth, which is key to India becoming a $5 trillion economy.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) is a part of the diversified Adani Group. It has evolved from a port company to an integrated transport utility, providing end-to-end solutions from the port gate to the customer’s gate. It has six strategically located ports and terminals on the west coast of India (Mundra, Dahej, Tuna and Hazira in Gujarat, Mormugao in Goa and Dighi in Maharashtra) and five ports and terminals on the east coast (Dhamra in Odisha, Gangavaram and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Kattupalli and Ennore in Tamil Nadu).
