Adani signs pact to develop bulk terminal at Kandla

The project, which will be the one of largest bulk terminal on the west coast of India, will have a capacity of over 20 million tonnes a year and will be built at the cost of about Rs 1,200 crores approx and be commissioned within a period of 24 months. The dry bulk terminal will be located off Tekra near Tuna outside Kandla Creek at the Kandla Port, India’s number one port by volumes. The terminal, will handle cargo like coal, fertilizer, salt, minerals and other agri-products. 

With this, APSEZ's bulk cargo capacity gets enhanced and it can now tap the ever increasing cargo of the hinterland as well as at Kandla. The existing customer base, including the large trader community at Kandla as well as customers at the nearby ports, can now enjoy a hassle free, mechanised handling services of Adani at the new bulk terminal.

The direct berthing at Tuna would address the present issues at Kandla relating to anchorage/barge operations which lead to increased cost per tonne, double handling, loss of cargo and lower productivity. The automated and mechanised processes at the new terminal at Tuna would ensure transparency. APSEZ spearheads Adani’s logistics business which includes setting up world class port infrastructure, special economic zones and multi-modal logistics such as railways. It is now the only private port infrastructure company to operate and construct ports and terminals across six locations in India – Mundra, Dahej, Hazira and Kandla in Gujarat, Mormugao in Goa and Visakhapatnam.