APM Terminals Management BV-owned Gujarat Pipavav Port (GPPL) will invest Rs 3,500 crore to nearly double capacity for containers and roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) cargo,

Managing Director Girish Aggarwal confirmed. “In terms of growth, we have an ambitious agenda as we move forward,” Aggarwal said, highlighting that the port has secured environmental clearance for the expansion. The plan includes a new 3.2 million tonne liquid jetty to handle very large gas carriers transporting LPG, with operations expected to start by November-December 2026.

Container handling will get a boost with a new terminal adding 0.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), raising capacity to 2.15 million TEUs, while Ro-Ro cargo handling will increase from 2.5 lakh to five lakh car equivalent units (CEUs). MD Aggarwal noted, “Between now and 2033 when the clearance will expire, we expect to broadly double all our capacities.” L&T Geostructure and Van Oord India have been contracted for marine and dredging works.