Yard shutdown threat at Mundra follows ban on using off-dock container yards
The Loadstar · Aug 27, 2026
A controversial move by Adani Ports (APSEZ) to prevent box lines using offsite container yards is threatening to hobble supply chains at Mundra, India’s leading container gateway. In what is being portrayed by industry stakeholders as an “abrupt and arbitrary” move, APSEZ last week issued a trade notice placing an embargo on empty containers going into depots nominated by carriers outside the dock boundary. It said: “All shipping lines, customs house agents, ...
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