Adani Ports cargo volumes reach 300 million t

“The acceleration of our cargo volumes is a manifestation of our ability to continue to execute on our strategy,” said Karan Adani, CEO and Whole Time Director, APSEZ. “Our network of ports across the Indian coastline coupled with our integrated logistics capabilities, focus on technology enabled digitised operations and, most importantly, the deep relations that we have built with our customers and partners (that include the global shipping lines), are all coming together to make APSEZ a full-fledged integrated ports & logistics platform that augments each other. We anticipate our growth to continue to accelerate given our capabilities that are now best-in-class and the tailwind of a growing Indian economy.”

“This achievement also underlines the ability of APSEZ to adapt to fast paced changes due to global market and geopolitical volatility and continue its journey towards sustainable growth. I must thank our dedicated teams that drive our growth and our great workforce that makes it all happen on the ground. We are confident of reaching our goal of 500 million by 2025 and emerge as the world’s largest private ports company by 2030.”

APSEZ has been continuously accelerating the time taken to increase cargo volumes. While it took 14 years to achieve 100 million tpy (with five ports in its portfolio), APSEZ doubled it to 200 million tpy (with nine ports in its portfolio) in the next five years. Now, with 12 ports in its portfolio, APSEZ’s milestone of handling 300 million tpy has been achieved in three years, which included the two-year period of global economic slowdown due to the pandemic.

In parallel with ramping up its business operations, APSEZ has also significantly delivered on its commitments to sustainability. Energy and emission intensity has been reduced by approximately 30% from 2016 levels. Electrification of rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) has been completed, and that of quay cranes and mobile harbour cranes is in progress, with 2023 as the target completion year. Diesel-based internal transfer vehicles (ITVs) are being replaced by electric ITVs. The first batch of 100 electric ITVs is likely to arrive in mid-2022, and the total count is expected to cross 400 in 2023. Another green port initiative is a 50% discount on port dues, pilotage and berth hire charges for ships using LNG as a fuel. With enhanced afforestation and several other green measures already underway, APSEZ is well on its way to achieving its target of carbon neutrality by 2025.

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