Here lies the source to India's growth
Mundra, Kachchh District, India
India’s largest port is now situated here, on the Gulf of Kachchh. Historians say that maritime trade was conducted there as far back as the 17th century. Today, Mundra is the Adani Group’s central transhipment hub. Within the “Adani Special Economic Zone,” the group brings together its transport and logistics, terminal operations, chemicals, infrastructure construction, and raw materials extraction divisions. (Photo: Copernicus / Vertical 52)
28 June 2026 This satellite image shows Mundra Port in June. To the west lies a bulk cargo terminal for coal handling, to the south the container terminal, and developers plan to build a third terminal to the east. (Photo: Vertical 52 [M])
1) West Port, coal terminal
Adani aims to increase the handling of hydrogen, ammonia, and crude oil. The chemicals will be processed in refineries. The foundations can be seen in the picture on the right, surrounding the buildings with blue rooftops. Adani plans to manufacture PVC here, aiming to meet the needs of domestic industry and make India independent of imports. (Photos: Planet Labs / Vertical 52)
2) South Port, Container Terminal
These images show how capacity at the South Port terminal has grown. Within three and a half years, Adani has poured up land and brought it into operational use (seen on the right-hand side of the terminal). New berths are already under construction: they are situated at the edge of the harbour basin on the left-hand side of the image, just above the LNG tanks and jetties. (Photos: Planet Labs / Vertical 52)
3) Main Port, Oil Depot
India is still very much dependent on fossil fuels. The oil depot shown in the pictures belongs to Indian Oil Corporation Limited. It stores millions of litres of crude oil in Mundra. These photos illustrate just how much demand from the (maritime) industry has grown. The nine new tanks below the first twelve alone are designed to hold 1.26 million kilolitres of crude oil. From here, the oil is transported by pipeline into the hinterland. (Photos: Planet Labs / Vertical 52)
4) East Port: Developers plan to build a new terminal as part of a new development project to the north-east of the existing port areas. So far, all that is known is that it is to be called East Port. Adani has not disclosed the mix of goods, handling figures, or construction plans, including a completion date.
