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ADANI PORTS & TERMINAL
INVESTMENT TO JOINTLY
DEVELOP A MAJOR
TRANSHIPMENT HUB AT
MUNDRA
To further expand and
develop Adani International
Container Terminal Pvt Ltd
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Mundra Port to emerge
as a major transhipment hub
catering to Middle East, South
Asia & India region
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With this expansion,
Mundra will become India’s
largest Container Port with a
cumulative handling capacity
of 6.6 million TEU through its
4 terminals spread over ~146
Hectares
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AICTPL will become India’s largest container terminal
with a berth length to 1,460 metres & handling capacity of 3.1
million TEUs
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The expanded terminal will be commissioned in 15
months.
in achieving our vision of handling 200 Million Metric Tonnes
of annual cargo by 2020,”
Mr. Diego Aponte, CEO and
President of MSC, said, “We are
pleased to partner with Adani
on this terminal development
and the expansion of AICT.
We are confident that Mundra
The expansion of AICTPL will will become a major transhipposition Mundra as the ma- ment hub within South Asia.”
jor transshipment hub in the
country providing congestion The expansion will also exclufree and cost effective solution. sively position Mundra as the
Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd (APSE- Construction has already com- largest Container Port in the
ZL), part of the Adani Group, to- menced and the terminal will country with 4 state of the art
day said it will expand its exist- be commissioned in 15 months. container terminals having a
cumulative handling capacity of
ing terminal Adani International
Container Terminal Private Speaking on the occasion, Mr 6.6 million TEUs, spread over an
Limited (AICTPL) at its flagship Karan Adani, Chief Executive area of approx. 146 Hectares.
Mundra port. AICTPL is a 50:50 Officer, Adani Ports & SpeJV with Terminal Investment Ltd, cial Economic Zone Limited, Mundra Port already enjoys the
an arm of Swiss-based Mediter- said, “We are pleased to take coveted reputation of being the
ranean Shipping Company S.A, our partnership with MSC to larg \