MUNDRA PORT

Transshipment sector drives Mundra’s strong container throughput growth

Mundra Port, a non-government/minor cargo gateway in India under the Adani Group port network, has rapidly grown to become the country’s busiest container handler.

However, according to a granular analysis of port data, transshipment volumes are playing a big role in that growth, which has helped Mundra outpace JNPA/Nhava Sheva, the country’s long-time market leader in containerised trade.

Mundra has four Adani-controlled terminals, Adani Mundra Container Terminal (AMCT), Adani CMA Mundra...

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Carriers field trains to reroute Indian East Coast shipments via Nhava Sheva

Cargo interests in India’s east coast region are pushing container lines to provide more reliable alternative mainline shipping options via Nhava Sheva/Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) or Mundra Port as they see no let-up in transshipment bottlenecks at Colombo Port in Sri Lanka.

In conjunction with Container Corporation of India (Concor), Maersk and CMA CGM have now opened new rail connections from India’s East Coast locations to help local exporters divert cargo away from the traditional...

https://container-news.com/indian-ports-raise-bar-on-productivity-despite-traffic-growth-pressures/

APL Raffles becomes the largest container ship to call India

Mundra Port in Gujarat, run by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), has berthed the 13,892 TEU APL Raffles, the largest container vessel to call an Indian port.

Adani Ports stated that the call of APL Raffles not only endorses the capabilities of the port to handle large container vessels but also reiterates the role of the terminal in boosting trade between India and its key trading partners.

According to APSEZ, the ship has a length of 397.88 metres and a breadth of 51 metres.

A...

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Uptick in India’s container industry post-Covid

The cargo handled by most of the government-owned major ports in India in the first half of the fiscal year is almost at par with the pre-Covid time. Major ports handled 347 million tons in April-September 2021 as compared to 348.2 million tons for the same period in 2019 with just a minimal decline of 0.17%.

Few 9,000+ TEU ships cascaded from ‘India to Europe’ and ‘India to North America’ to transpacific route because of the high demand of medium-size ships there.

Direct Port Delivery (DPD) grew...

https://container-news.com/uptick-in-indias-container-industry-post-covid/

Nearly 3 tonnes of heroin found in two containers at Mundra port

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), an Indian intelligence agency, has confiscated two containers carrying approximately 3,000 kilos of heroin at Mundra port in Gujarat, India.

In one of the largest seizures of all time in the world, two persons have been arrested, while the role of some Afghan nationals remains under investigation, according to the national media.

The first box included 1,99.58 kg of heroin and the second one carried 988.64 kg of the stuff, with the exact total amount...

https://container-news.com/nearly-3-tonnes-of-heroin-found-in-two-containers-at-mundra-port/

Fire aboard APL Le Havre in India

A container ship carrying Singapore flag with 26 crew members onboard was escorted to Mundra port after it caught fire off the Gujarat coast, a defence release said on Saturday, Aug. 10.

The fire was brought under control, all crew members were safe and the ship’s “stability was intact”, it added.

MV APL LE HARVE with 26 crew members had left Karachi harbour and was on way to Nhava Sheva near Mumbai when it reported fire about 40 nautical miles south-west of Porbandar on Gujarat coast about 7.15...

https://container-news.com/fire-aboard-apl-le-havre-india/

Coast Guards Deployed to Douse Blaze on Vessel Heading towards Mundra Port

  • Four containers aboard APL Le Havre are on fire, prompting ICG personnel to pour water by drilling holes.
  • The vessel was heading towards Mundra port anchorage when the incident occurred.

A massive fire broke out on Singapore-flagged APL Le Havre 40 nautical miles off the coast of Gujarat and fire-fighting operations is underway by the Indian Coast Guard, reports News18.

Containers on fire

According to officials, four containers aboard are on fire, prompting ICG personnel to pour water by...

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Adani Group to invest in Mundra port expansion

APSEZ ports handled a combined cargo of more than 200 mt in the year to March 2019

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) plans to invest as much as Rs 57,594 crore to expand the capacity of India’s biggest commercial port it runs at Mundra in Gujarat.

APSEZ has applied for environment and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances for raising the capacity of Mundra by 385 million tons (mt). Mundra currently has approval for handling 225 mt.

The proposed expansion of Mundra’s waterfront...

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