MSC-Adani Vizhinjam Port Deal: State Govt. Approval Needed for Share Transfer
MSC’s TiL bought the stake in the port’s operator for Rs 13,000 crore, prompting Kerala to examine approval rules and competition concerns.
- On Tuesday, the Adani Group announced a definitive agreement for Mediterranean Shipping Company terminal arm, Terminal Investment Ltd , to acquire a 49 percent stake in Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited for USD 1.397 billion.
- The Vizhinjam International Container Transshipment Port operates under a 40-year Public-Private Partnership model, with the state government acting as the landlord and project owner through Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited .
- Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan informed the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday the government was not consulted regarding the proposed share transfer, citing concession agreement requirements for prior state approval.
- Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan raised concerns the deal could create a monopoly, arguing that joining Adani with a shipping company threatens fair competition and port trade interests.
- The investment aims to accelerate container handling capacity expansion, with a target to increase capacity from 1.6 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units to 5.7 million TEUs by December 2028.
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Adani Ports to sell 49% stake in Vizhinjam port to Swiss MSC
The world’s largest container shipping company has entered into a definitive agreement in relation to one of the biggest foreign investments in India’s port sector. Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group is set to acquire 49% stake for $1.397 billion or nearly ₹13,220 crore in Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL), which is the private concessionaire and operating firm for the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiru…
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