Adani Ports to set up container terminal at Dhamra port: Report

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone is reportedly planning to increase capacity at Dhamra port on the east coast, including building a container terminal there in two-three years. On May 16, Adani Ports said it was acquiring 100% stake in the Dhamra Port Company (DPCL) at an enterprise value of Rs 5500 crore in an all-cash deal. Moreover, the company wanted to add 12 berths at Dhamra, one of which could be a container terminal. The port has two bulk handling berths, with an installed capacity of 24 million tonnes. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone is the country's largest private multi-port operator and part of the Adani Group, a global integrated infrastructure player.