The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has agreed that time will be given for an extension proposal submitted by owners Gujarat Pipavav Port (GPPL) for Port Pipavav, which is operated by APM Terminals. Notably, the proposal includes additional expanded container and liquid bulk storage, upgraded equipment and a deeper waterfront at the port.
Port Pipavav currently has a capacity to handle up to 1.35 million TEUs of containers, 4-5 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo, 2 million tonnes of liquid cargo and about 250,000 cars per year. In October 2025, GPPL signed a non-binding Rs170bn (€1.5 billion) memorandum of understanding with GMB for potential future investment at the port, which is subject to securing a concession extension. The current concession for GPPL runs until September 2028.
Speaking to ET Infra, Hareet Shukla, principal secretary of the Ports & Transport Department of Gujarat, comments: ‘There is time to take a decision on the extensions. We are a policy driven state. First, the policy will be finalised, after which the structure outline will [decide on the] basis which we will work. But there won’t be any delay in deciding on the concession extensions. In fact, there are lots of things happening in the background.’ At the same time, Dr Ajay Kumar, vice chairman and CEO, GMB, states: ‘No decision has yet been taken on the concession extensions.’
