By A Correspondent

Ahmedabad: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ), India’s largest integrated transport operator, has expanded its strategic partnership with Kaleris to drive next-generation capabilities across its ports and logistics network, covering 15 container terminals spanning nine ports. The partnership is part of its broader 2030 objectives involving an outlay of USD850 million towards decarbonisation, technology upgrades, and an ambitious one billion tonnes of cargo handling capability per annum.

The investment is part of APSEZ’s 2031 ambition, including up to USD100 million in two phases to accelerate automation and optimisation through its Kaleris partnership. APSEZ expects to unlock 91 MMT of additional capacity (~10% of installed capacity) by 2030, and the Kaleris collaboration is expected to accelerate this progress.

The multi-year agreement will see Kaleris deploy its foundational terminal operating system and AI-augmented advanced container handling and optimisation solutions across 15 APSEZ container terminals spanning nine domestic and international ports. Building on Phase 1 deployments across six ports, APSEZ will now scale advanced operating, planning, optimisation, and automation capabilities across its maritime and logistics network, creating a unified digital backbone to enhance efficiency, consistency, and end-to-end visibility, the company said in a statement on June 16, 2026.

The deployment of Kaleris’ Advanced Optimization is expected to deliver tangible efficiency gains — up to 20% improvement in Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) crane productivity, and up to 14% improvement in terminal truck productivity, reinforcing APSEZ’s ambition to build a technology-led integrated transport platform and scale efficiently for long-term growth.

“AI-enabled automation will define the next frontier of competitiveness in ports and logistics. While APSEZ has already deployed an end-to-end digital platform from shore to door, which provides seamless track-and-trace and integrated command and control capabilities, the Kaleris integration will enhance productivity, improve turnaround time, and consistently deliver a superior customer experience,” APSEZ’s whole-time director and chief executive officer, Ashwani Gupta, said on the occasion.

“APSEZ is demonstrating the real impact of an AI-enabled port network at scale. Expanding to all 15 terminals reflects the results already achieved and the trust behind this partnership. At Kaleris, we measure success by customer outcomes, and with N4 and our Advanced Optimization solutions, those results can now be amplified across the entire network,” Kalaris president and chief executive officer Kirk Knauff said.

As cargo volumes grow and supply chains become more complex, APSEZ is investing in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), computer vision, and advanced optimisation tools to enable real-time visibility, smarter resource allocation, and faster decision-making. The deployment will expand Kaleris’ N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS) across APSEZ’s network to improve yard utilisation, accelerate vessel turnaround, enhance planning accuracy, and deliver more reliable, predictable cargo movement for customers as APSEZ advances towards its ambition of handling one billion tonnes of cargo annually by 2030.

APSEZ’s ambition of handling one billion tonnes of cargo annually by 2030 reflects its accelerating scale and execution. The first 100 MMT took more than a decade. Each subsequent milestone is to be achieved at a faster pace with an unparalleled interconnected transport and logistics platform spanning ports, rail, roads, trucking, warehouses, and cargo gateways, the company said.

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