Adani Ports And Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Monday announced that it had handled a total of 37.9 MMT cargo in October 2024, keeping the company in the glide path for the guided yearly volume.
On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, Adani Ports handled 257.7 MMT of total cargo, recording a growth of 8 percent on-year. In a regulatory filing, the company said that the growth was supported by containers which posted a growth of 19 per cent YoY, followed by liquids & gas, which went up by 9 percent YoY.
APSEZ’s YTD October 2024 logistics rail volume posted a growth of 11 percent on-year to 0.36 million TEUs and GPWIS volumes grew 18 per cent YoY to 12.5 MMT.
Earlier in October, APSEZ released its fiscal second quarter earnings with profit growth of 37 percent to Rs 2,412.54 crore as against Rs 1,761.63 crore in the year-ago period. Meanwhile, its total income rose to Rs 7,372.37 crore, up 6 percent from Rs 6,951.86 crore recorded in Q2FY24.
Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director & CEO, APSEZ, had said, “We are pleased to witness continued growth across our operations, with our existing ports delivering strong volume rampups and new capacity additions progressing as planned in Gopalpur, Vizhinjam and Colombo.”During the quarter, we also diversified our marine fleet, adding 26 offshore support vessels. Our logistics business too achieved robust growth, enhancing last-mile connectivity through expansions in rakes, warehousing, MMLPs and agrisilos. Mundra Port’s remarkable milestone of crossing 100 MMT in 181 days and our cargo volume trajectory reaffirm our confidence in delivering our FY25 cargo guidance and hitting the upper end of our EBITDA guidance for the year. These results underscore APSEZ’s commitment to sustainable growth and operational excellence,” he had further stated.