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APM Terminals (APMT) has completed its capacity expansion project at Port Pipavav in Gujarat. The expansion of APMT Pipavav, also known as Gujarat Pipavav Port, increased the facilities’ container handling capacity by 59% from 850,000 teu to 1.35m teu. The expansion project, which was worth a total of Rs. 400 crore (US$60m), included dredging, the purchase of three new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and upgrading existing berths.
The investment, which reportedly also included the addition of new container yard space and enhancement of internal roads at the facilities, is expected to increase efficiency and productivity in the port operations. The expansion of APMT Pipavav is expected to help the facilities be “future-ready” in view of a potential shift of domestic cargo from road to sea following the Indian government’s recent announcement of planned incentives for coastal shipping.
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