<p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_d310b422bc9e9b06-60" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-157" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">India’s largest commercial port developer and integrated transport operator, </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="99" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ)</b><span class="citation-157" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, has received a </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="169" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Letter of Award (LoA)</b><span class="citation-157" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> from the </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="200" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Paradip Port Authority (PPA)</b><span class="citation-157" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> to develop, mechanize, and operate two dry bulk berths on a </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="289" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT)</b><span class="citation-157" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> basis under a </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="338" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">30-year concession</b><span class="citation-157 citation-end-157" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c4215399780="" _nghost-ng-c131041050="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_d310b422bc9e9b06-61" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-156" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">APSEZ emerged as the highest bidder in a competitive public tender for the </span><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="75" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Central Quay-I (CQ-I) and Central Quay-II (CQ-II)</b><span class="citation-156 citation-end-156" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> berths at the major port in Odisha.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-155" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The brownfield mechanization and expansion project valued at an estimated </span><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="235" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">₹981.96 crore (approx. $103 million) </b><span class="citation-155" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">will add </span><b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="281" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">18 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT)</b><span class="citation-155 citation-end-155" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> of mechanized dry bulk handling capacity to APSEZ’s domestic terminal footprint.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c4215399780="" _nghost-ng-c131041050="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="8" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Key Operational Highlights & Strategic Roadmap</h3><ul data-path-to-node="9" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0" id="p-rc_d310b422bc9e9b06-62" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Expanding National Cargo Capacity:</b> <span class="citation-154" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The addition of 18 MMT at Paradip expands APSEZ’s domestic capacity from </span><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="108" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">653 MMT to 671 MMT</b><span class="citation-154" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, moving the group closer toward its targeted operational benchmark of </span><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="197" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">1 billion tonnes of cargo throughput by 2030</b><span class="citation-154 citation-end-154" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c4215399780="" _nghost-ng-c131041050="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0" id="p-rc_d310b422bc9e9b06-63" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-Throughput Quayside Mechanization:</b> <span class="citation-153 citation-end-153" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Under the public-private partnership (PPP) concession, APSEZ will deploy mechanized cargo-handling equipment, high-capacity ship unloaders, deep-draft berthing systems, covered conveyor corridors, and large-scale bonded storage infrastructure across the approximately 485-meter combined berth frontage.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c4215399780="" _nghost-ng-c131041050="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0" id="p-rc_d310b422bc9e9b06-64" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Strengthening East Coast Bulk Synergies:</b> <span class="citation-152" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The concession establishes APSEZ’s operational presence within Paradip Port, complementing its existing East Coast bulk gateways at </span><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="173" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Dhamra, Gopalpur, Gangavaram, and Haldia</b><span class="citation-152 citation-end-152" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-151 citation-end-151" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">This strengthens integrated multi-port logistics for steelmakers, power utilities, and smelters operating in the mineral-rich belts of Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="10" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c4215399780="" _nghost-ng-c131041050="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,3,0" id="p-rc_d310b422bc9e9b06-65" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Handling Critical Energy and Industrial Commodities:</b> <span class="citation-150 citation-end-150" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The upgraded common-user berths are designed to handle growing volumes of imported and coastal coking coal, thermal coal, flux-grade limestone, dolomite, gypsum, and other dry industrial minerals.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="11" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c4215399780="" _nghost-ng-c131041050="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,4,0" id="p-rc_d310b422bc9e9b06-66" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,4,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Unlocking Capacity at India’s Largest Major Bulk Port:</b> <span class="citation-149 citation-end-149" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Paradip Port is India’s second-largest major gateway by volume, handling over 156 MMT annually.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="12" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-148 citation-end-148" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The new mechanization program directly addresses quayside congestion, increases average berth output, and accelerates vessel turnaround times for deep-draft bulkers.</span></p></li></ul>
APSEZ Wins 30-Year Concession for Paradip Port Berths
India’s largest commercial port developer and integrated transport operator, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Paradip Port Authority (PPA) to develop, mechanize, and operate two dry bulk berths on a Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) basis under a 30-year concession.
