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Adani accelerates fifth terminal launch at Mundra amid capacity crunch

Adani Ports is racing to open its fifth container terminal at Mundra, India's largest box port by volume. Competition intensifies along the western coast as new projects add capacity. The terminal is slated to begin operations in October with initial annual capacity of 1 million teu, scaling to 1.8-2 million teu in phase two. A sixth terminal is already planned to launch in 2028 with comparable throughput. The expansion is critical as existing infrastructure reaches saturation despite strong growth—Mundra handled 3.6 million teu in the first half of 2026, boosted by major carrier MSC's transhipment volumes. Recent inland congestion has frustrated regional shippers. Adani faces mounting pressure from rival projects, including DP World's $550 million terminal at Tuna Tekra near Kandla and the Vadhavan port development south of Nhava Sheva.