APSEZ wins 30-year Paradip berth concession, adding 18 MMT dry-bulk capacity

Adani Ports and SEZ will develop and operate two mechanised dry-bulk berths at Paradip Port under a 30-year PPP concession. The 18 MMT expansion strengthens its East Coast logistics network for coal, limestone and other industrial cargo, supporting its 1 billion-tonne throughput goal by 2030.

— Source publishedWed, 9 Sept, 2026, 17:59 IST·First seen Wed, 9 Sept, 2026, 18:08 IST·Source Business Standard · Companies

What happened

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) · APSEZ won a 30-year PPP concession to develop two mechanised dry-bulk berths at Paradip Port, adding 18 MMT

Key facts

  • 18 MMT new capacity
  • 671 MMT annual domestic capacity
  • 30-year concession
  • 16 ports and terminals
  • 11,000-kilometre coastline
  • 653 million tonnes annual cargo handling capacity
  • 27% of India's port volumes
  • 1 billion tonnes throughput target by 2030

Why this matters

Winning the PPP berth concession demonstrates APSEZ’s ability to secure strategic domestic infrastructure assets and deepen its logistics footprint in industrial cargo corridors.

What to watch

  • Environmental, coastal-regulatory or land-access approvals that delay construction.
  • Award of long-term take-or-pay cargo contracts or anchor-customer agreements.
  • Material change in Indian coal-import demand, domestic coal availability or coastal-shipping policy.
  • Paradip Port congestion, vessel turnaround-time and dry-bulk tariff trends.
  • APSEZ disclosures on capex, project IRR, commissioning schedule and progress toward its 2030 throughput target.
  • Track concession financial-close timing, construction milestones and planned commissioning dates for the two berths.
  • Monitor APSEZ rail, warehousing and inland-container-depot investments that could extend the port's influence beyond maritime handling.
  • Watch cargo commitments from coal importers, cement producers, steelmakers and power generators.
  • Assess whether competing Odisha and East Coast ports announce capacity, tariff or service upgrades.
  • Follow cement, construction-material and industrial-production indicators in Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.