Ahmedabad, Sep 4: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is strengthening container logistics at Mundra with a dedicated Empty Container Yard (ECY), aimed at making the movement and management of empty containers quicker and more efficient.
The new facility, which includes integrated warehousing, will provide services such as container storage, inspection, maintenance and movement to exporters and container freight stations. By bringing these activities into a dedicated setup, APSEZ expects to reduce avoidable container movements, improve turnaround times and help bring down logistics costs.
The move comes as Mundra handles a growing share of India’s containerised trade. The port accounts for nearly 35 per cent of India’s container trade, while APSEZ holds about 45.5 per cent of the country’s container market as of FY26.
The scale of empty-container movement at Mundra also highlights the importance of the new facility. APSEZ estimates that around 1.6 million TEUs of empty containers are handled at the port every year. A more organised system for storing, checking and repositioning these containers could help reduce delays across the wider supply chain.
For exporters, faster access to inspected and maintained containers could make shipment planning easier. Shipping lines and logistics operators could benefit from quicker turnaround and fewer unnecessary trips between different yards and the port.
The initiative is part of APSEZ’s broader Ambition 2031 expansion programme. The company plans to add more than 6 million TEUs of container-handling capacity over the next five years, signalling its focus on expanding alongside India’s growing trade requirements.
The company said the dedicated yard will be operated by APSEZ and/or its partners, including container freight stations and shipping lines. The integrated model is expected to improve coordination among different participants involved in empty-container management.
The development also comes at a time when logistics companies are under increasing pressure to reduce turnaround time, control transportation costs and improve supply-chain reliability. For a high-volume gateway such as Mundra, efficient handling of empty containers can play an important role in keeping cargo movement smooth.
APSEZ currently operates 16 ports and terminals, with an overall cargo-handling capacity of about 653 million tonnes per annum. The company has set a target of reaching 1 billion tonnes of cargo throughput by 2030.
With Mundra continuing to serve as a major gateway for India’s import-export trade, the new yard is expected to add another layer of efficiency to the port’s growing logistics ecosystem.
