APSEZ Crosses 500 MillionTonnes Cargo Milestone, Reinforcing Its Role in India’s Growth Story
•The nation’s leading port developer and operator marks a defining milestone in its journey and in India’s infrastructure boom.
•Fromasingleport-ledvisionin1998toanetworkof19portsandterminals,APSEZ has built one of India’s most critical integrated transport and logistics platforms.
•The milestone reinforces APSEZ’s long-term ambition to power India’s trade, industrial expansion and global competitiveness with a clear line of sight to 1 billion tonnes by 2030.
Ahmedabad, 1 April 2026: ////Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ), India’s largestintegratedtransportutilityandthenation’sleadingportdeveloperandoperator, todayannouncedthatithassurpassedthelandmarkmilestoneof500milliontonnesof cargo handled.
This achievement marks a defining moment in APSEZ’s evolution and underscores the growingstrength ofIndia’s infrastructure-ledtransformation.More than ascale milestone, it reflects the rise of a world-class logistics platform built on long-term conviction, operationaldiscipline,andnationalpurpose.
Fromasingleport-ledvisionin1998toanetworkspanning19portsandterminalsacross Indiaandbeyond,APSEZhasgrownintoacriticalenablerofIndia’strade,industrialgrowth and global competitiveness.
Speakingontheoccasion,Mr Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group,said“Portsarenot merelygatewaysfortrade,theyaregatewaystonationalconfidence,competitivenessand destiny.Iamgratefultoourcustomers,partners,andeverymemberoftheAPSEZfamily whosededicationandbeliefhavemadethismilestonepossible.Ialsoextendmysincere appreciation to the Central and State Governments whose policy and commitment to infrastructure have helped create the foundation on which APSEZ has grown.
“APSEZcrossing500milliontonnesisasignalofourdecades-longconfidenceintheIndia growth story. Over the years, we have built not just ports, but an unparalleled interconnected transport and logistics platform spanning ports, rail, roads, trucking, warehouses, and cargo gateways. APSEZ's best is ahead of us.And the best of India is ahead of her,” he added.
The journey to 500 million tonnes is also a story of compounding scale and execution. While APSEZ took 16 years to reach its first 100 million tonnes, each subsequent 100 million tonneshas been added faster than the last, reflecting the increasing scale, efficiency, resilience and strategic depth of its platform.
With this milestone, APSEZ remains firmly on course toward its next major ambition of handling 1 billion tonnes of cargo by 2030. As it enters this next phase, the company remainscommittedtobuildingnotonlyworld-classinfrastructure,butalsoaworld-class institutiondefinedbyscale,service,operationalexcellenceandnationalpurpose.
APSEZ’sIntegratedNetwork
Category Details
Ports • 15portsacross11,000kmofIndia’scoastline
• 4internationalportsonthestrategicEast–Westglobalcorridor
Logistics Coverageof95%ofIndia’shinterlandwithnationwideconnectivity
• 12multimodallogisticsparks
• 132trains,20,000+trucks
• 2.9lakhsq.meterssquareofwarehousingspace
• 25agri silos
Marine Connectinginternationalwaters withglobalports
• 118nearshoretugboats
• 53offshorevessels
• 37flotillavessels
AboutAPSEZ
APSEZ, part of the globally diversified Adani Group, a leading Integrated Transport Utility--across cargo origination(InternationalFreightNetwork)throughporthandling,railtransport,multi-modallogisticsparks, warehousing,andfinaldeliveryviaroadtransporttocustomergates.
This comprehensive "shore-to-door" capability,supported by cutting-edge digital infrastructure and AI-driven optimization, positions APSEZ as India's preeminent integrated logistics solutions provider. The company operatesacomprehensiveecosystemof15strategicallylocatedportsandterminalsacrossIndia'swest,south, and east coasts, co…
