Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ)

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) is India’s largest private multi-port operator. APSEZ is a part of the Adani Group, a global integrated infrastructure player.[1] The company (earlier known as Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd) changed its name to "Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited" effective 6 January 2012.[2] While earlier, the company had only one operational port at Mundra, today it also operates ports at Dahej and Hazira in India and at Abbot Point in Australia. The company is also developing port infrastructure at Mormugao, Visakhapatnam and Kandla in India, Dudgeon Point in Australia and Bunyu in Indonesia.

APSEZ is India’s first multi-product port-based special economic zone (SEZ).[1] The port is located in the Northern Gulf of Kutch, en route major maritime routes and well connected through rail, road, air & pipelines. This makes it a preferred gateway for cargo bound westwards. The port has been designed to handle all types of cargo viz. containers, dry bulk, break bulk, liquid cargo and automobiles.

Adani Port & Special Economic Zone Limited was conferred with the Gateway Awards of Excellence – Ports & Shipping 2012The development of Adani Port & Special Economic Zone Limited was conceptualised by the entrepreneur Mr. Gautam Adani. The port commenced its operations with one berth in October 1998. APSEZ today consists of 22 berths with a total quay length of 6.5 km in addition to 2 single point moorings (SPM) and stands on the threshold of being the largest commercial port in India.

APSEZ has an effective capacity to handle 185 million tonnes of cargo per annum – the largest amongst all operational ports in India. APSEZ handled 64 million tonnes of cargo in the financial year 2011–12. APSEZ was ranked fourth amongst all commercial ports in India in terms of the total volume of cargo handled in a financial year.

APSEZ has not only pioneered the concept of deep draft integrated port model, but also of port based SEZ. The multi-product SEZ consisting Mundra Port and its surrounding areas is planned to be spread over 135 square kilometres (13,500 hectares). Currently, notified Multi-product SEZ is spread over an area of 6473 Hectare, with an additional 168 Hectares notified as a Free Trade Warehousing Zone. in the "Private Port of the Year" category.