Adani's Mundra Port Handles Cargo Volumes Of 16 MMT In October

Mundra Port, the flagship of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has handled 16.1 million metric tonne (MMT) of cargo in October, the highest-ever volume by any port in India, the company said on Sunday.

The company said that it is the largest port in the country with 102 MMT of cargo handled on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, a good 9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth. The port crossed the 100 MMT mark in 210 days, surpassing the record of 231 days last year. 

Notably, Mundra witnessed double-digit growth on a YoY basis for containers (+10 per cent) and liquids and gas (+14 per cent) and it handled about 4.2 million TEUs of containers in just 203 days. 

It added new cargo types such as Hydrolysis Pi Gas (HPG) to its portfolio. On a YTD basis, it docked over 2,480 ships and serviced over 11,500 rakes. 

In July 2023, it berthed MV MSC Hamburg, 399 m long and 54 m wide, with a carrying capacity of 15,908 TEUs and a current reported draught of 12 m. In 2021, it berthed the 13,892 TEU APL Raffles, the largest container vessel to call at any Indian port. 

The Singapore-registered vessel is 397.88 m long and 51 m broad. Meanwhile, given the cargo volume growth rate, Mundra Port is targeting 200 MMT in FY25.