A LONG-TERM VISION FOR INDIA

Vopak India managing director Deepak Dalvi discusses the company’s partnership with Aegis Logistics for LPG in India Vopak has been active in India since 2011, when it bought CRL Terminals at Kandla Port in Gujarat from a local operator, seeing the potential of the growing Indian market. The company owns two terminal sites in the country, a chemical terminal and a vegetable oils terminal, with a total capacity of 243,000 m3. Vopak is now a leading terminal services supplier in Gujarat, having invested steadily in the terminals since acquiring them. The terminals are well-connected to jetties and equipped to handle specialised liquid cargoes and specialised chemicals.   A NEW PARTNERSHIP Having entered the Indian market, Vopak was keen to expand in the country, and has been looking for partnerships with local firms to do so. It found just such a partner in Indian gas, oil and chemical logistics firm Aegis Logistics, which owns and operates a network of LPG and chemical terminals in the country, in various strategic locations along India’s coastline. In July 2021, Vopak and Aegis Logistics announced the formation of Aegis Vopak Terminals, which would operate eight LPG...