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- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) operates as India's largest private port developer and integrated logistics company, managing a network of 15 ports and terminals across seven maritime states including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha; it handles diverse cargo types such as dry bulk, liquid, crude, containers, breakbulk and project cargo through specialized facilities like Mundra Port's coal import terminal, container terminals and single-point moorings. The company provides comprehensive port services encompassing cargo handling, storage solutions including temperature-controlled warehousing, dredging with a fleet of 19 dredgers, marine services such as pilotage and mooring, and integrated logistics via subsidiary Adani Logistics Ltd which operates 11 logistics parks, inland container depots, rail operations under Category 1 Indian Railways license, warehousing spanning 14.9 lakh square feet and supply chain management for sectors like e-commerce, pharmaceuticals and FMCG. APSEZ also develops special economic zones (SEZs), free trade and warehousing zones (FTWZ) and domestic industrial zones, with the flagship Mundra SEZ covering over 8,000 hectares offering multi-product investment opportunities; its operations extend internationally to ports in Israel (Haifa), Sri Lanka (Colombo West International Terminal), Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) and a planned facility in Vietnam, supported by a total cargo capacity of 627 million tonnes per annum (MMTPA). Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat as part of the Adani Group, APSEZ targets industrial, trading and logistics customers across India and emerging markets with a focus on hinterland connectivity via rail, road and coastal routes. Recent developments include the acquisition of Gopalpur Port in Odisha for Rs 3,080 crore in March 2024 to bolster east coast presence and achieve cargo parity between India's eastern and western coasts; the purchase of an 80% stake in Astro Offshore for $185 million in August 2024 to expand marine services and add Tier-1 customers; expansion of strategic partnership with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced in December 2023; and adoption of Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures in November 2025 committing to nature-related reporting from FY26, alongside handling 420 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in FY24 with 14% year-on-year volume growth in November 2025.