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Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. agreed to sell a 49% stake in its Vizhinjam transshipment hub in Kerala to Swiss shipping group Mediterranean Shipping Co. for $1.40 billion, the largest foreign private investment in Indian port infrastructure.
"The partnership with MSC brings global shipping expertise and deepwater port operations experience to Vizhinjam at a scale that transforms India's transshipment capabilities," said Karan Adani, managing director of Adani Ports.
The deal values the Vizhinjam port at about $2.86 billion on an enterprise basis. MSC's Terminal Investment Ltd. will acquire the stake in Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd., with the transaction expected to close by the end of 2026 subject to approvals from Indian competition and port authorities.
The investment signals strong foreign institutional appetite for Indian infrastructure assets at a time when global shipping lines are diversifying port holdings across the Indian Ocean region. Vizhinjam, located near the southern tip of India, is designed to handle ultra-large container vessels and compete with transshipment hubs in Colombo, Singapore, and Dubai that currently capture the majority of India's container transshipment traffic. Adani Ports, India's largest private port operator with 15 ports and terminals nationwide, gains both capital and a guaranteed anchor customer for the Vizhinjam facility through the MSC partnership.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
