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Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer, has commissioned a bulk terminal at Tuna Tekra, Kandla Port. This will have an annual handling capacity of over 20 million tonnes, further consolidating Adani’s leading position on the west coast of India.
Nitin Gadkari, India’s Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, inaugurated the terminal after the berthing of the first vessel, the bulk carrier Sheng Ming, earlier in the day. “We expect the terminal to be a game-changer for the export and import trade of the Northwest hinterland of India,” says Karan Adani, executive director, APSEZ. “The Tuna Tekra dry bulk terminal is our fourth in Gujarat and fifth on the entire western coast.”
A consortium led by APSEZ formed a company named Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal after winning the contract in June 2012 to set up the facility. The terminal was completed within the stipulated time frame and facilities includes a T-shaped jetty with four bulk berths, which can handle vessel up to 100,000 dwt size.
The project is expected to benefit the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh amongst others. It is connected to the National Highway grid through NH-8A coming from Ahmedabad via Wankaner, Morbi and terminates at the Kandla port.
APSEZ also operates ports in Mundra, Hazira and Dahej, in Gujarat, Dhamra in Odisha and operates specialised coal handling facilities in Mormugao in Goa, and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It is currently also setting up a container terminal in Tuticorin, Chennai.
