Adani's Mundra Port breaks records with 16.1m tonnes of cargo

Adani Group's flagship Mundra Port has set another record by handling 16.1 million tonnes of cargo in October, the highest-ever volume by any port in India, the conglomerate said in a release.

It is the largest port in the country with 102 million tonnes of cargo handled so far this year with a good 9 per cent year-on-year growth. The port crossed the 100m tonnes mark in 210 days, surpassing the record of 231 days last year, reports NDTV.

Mundra witnessed double-digit growth on a YoY basis for containers and liquids and gas, the press release issued Sunday said.

Further, it achieved another milestone of handling 4.2 million twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) of containers in just 203 days, a feat achieved in 225 days in the previous financial year.

It added new cargo types such as Hydrolysis Pi Gas (HPG) to its portfolio. So far in 2023, it docked over 2,480 ships and serviced over 11,500 rakes.

Due to its strategic location, Mundra offers some of the best facilities. Given its capability to maintain deep draft, it is well-equipped to handle large vessels.

In July 2023, it berthed one of the largest ships ever - MV MSC Hamburg, 399 metres long and 54 metres wide, with a carrying capacity of 15,908 TEUs and a current reported draught of 12 metres.

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 397.88m long and 51m broad.

Mudra Port enjoys strong connectivity with the hinterland, particularly to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).

Given the cargo volume growth rate, Mundra Port is targeting 200 million tonnes in FY25.