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Adani Ports launches dedicated empty container yard at Mundra
Adani Ports is setting up a special yard at Mundra for empty shipping containers.
The yard will store, inspect, and repair containers before they are used again.
It will also help move containers to exporters and container freight stations.
The company says this could make shipping faster and less expensive.
Mundra is already one of India’s busiest container ports.
About 1.6 million empty-container units are handled there each year.
Adani Ports plans to increase its container-handling capacity by more than 6 million TEUs over the next five years.
The project is part of the company’s plan to expand India’s transport and logistics network.
Adani Ports will launch a dedicated Empty Container Yard with integrated warehousing at Mundra.
The facility will provide storage, maintenance, inspection, and movement services for empty containers.
The initiative aims to reduce container movements, improve turnaround times, and lower logistics costs.
APSEZ plans to add more than 6 million TEUs of container-handling capacity over five years.
Mundra handles nearly 35% of India’s container trade, while APSEZ holds a 45.5% national container-market share.
- Who
- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), with potential participation from container freight stations and shipping lines.
- What
- The launch of a dedicated Empty Container Yard with integrated warehousing and end-to-end empty-container services.
- Where
- Mundra, Gujarat, India.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday; the articles do not specify the facility’s operating start date.
- Why
- To improve container turnaround, reduce unnecessary movements, optimise logistics costs, and support import-export supply chains.
Key facts
- Operator
- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited and/or partners, including container freight stations and shipping lines.
- Annual empty-container volume
- Approximately 1.6 million TEUs are handled at Mundra each year.
- APSEZ container-market share
- 45.5% of India’s container market as of FY26.
- Mundra’s container-trade share
- Nearly 35% of India’s container trade.
- Planned capacity addition
- More than 6 million TEUs of container-handling capacity over the next five years.
- Current cargo capacity
- 653 million tonnes per annum.
- 2030 target
- One billion tonnes of throughput by 2030.
Quotes
Ashwani Gupta
Whole-time Director and Chief Executive Officer of APSEZ
“The dedicated Empty Container Yard at Mundra, to be operated by APSEZ and/or partners (including CFS and shipping lines), will enhance efficiency across the container ecosystem by enabling faster turnaround times, reducing unnecessary container movements, and optimising logistics costs”
thehansindia.com
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