Adani Logistics Ltd acquires another ICD

 Strategically located between Hazira port (~160 km) and Nhava Sheva port (~230 km) along Western DFC, ICD will serve several GIDCs & MIDCs

Synopsis

• Adani Logistics (ALL) acquires ICD “Tumb” (Vapi), Gujarat, one of the largest ICDs in India with capacity of 0.5 million TEUs
• Acquisition in line with strategy to build integrated transport utility and pan India logistics infrastructure and Tumb adds to the existing seven multimodal logistics parks in the Adani Logistics portfolio.
• Strategically located, Tumb serves both Hazira port & Nhava Sheva port along the Western DFC surrounded by industrial units of GIDCs & MIDCs
• Based on land value and asset replacement cost, the transaction is priced at Rs 835 Cr, implied EV/EBITDA multiple of 7.8x FY 23(E)

Ahmedabad, 16 August 2022: Adani Logistics Ltd (ALL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the ICD “Tumb” (Vapi) from Navkar Corporation Ltd for an enterprise value of Rs 835 Cr.  The deal comprises acquisition of the operational ICD with capacity to handle 0.5 million TEUs.  The associated 129 acres of land provides an additional expansion path to increase capacity and cargo in near future as additional industrial corridors and logistic parks get added along these DFC routes. The Tumb ICD has a private freight terminal with four rail handling lines connected with Western DFC and has custom notified land & bonded warehouse facilities,

“Tumb is one of the largest ICDs in the country. Given its strategic positioning in the middle of one of the busiest industrial zones and access to the dedicated freight corridor allows it to meaningfully serve the vast hinterland with access to two of the busiest ports on both sides, Hazira & Nhava Sheva” said Mr. Karan Adani, CEO and Whole Time Director of APSEZ. “In addition to cargo moving by rail being 5X greener than that moving by road, another prime benefit of the access to the DFC is the savings in average transit times that is expected to be 10 hours by rail versus 24 hours by road. This acquisition fits well with our transformation strategy towards becoming a transport utility as well as move us closer to our objective of providing economical door to door services to our customers. We are confident to grow the volumes at the ICD at high double digits as we build out a sustainable world class multi-modal supply chain solution for the nation”.

The acquisition based on the land value and replacement cost of existing assets is priced at an enterprise value of Rs 835 Cr, implying an EV/EBITDA multiple of 7.8x (based on FY23(E) EBITDA). The deal is subject to customary regulatory and lender’s approvals and is expected to close in Q2 FY23.

About Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd

 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), a part of the globally diversified Adani Group has evolved from a port company to an Integrated Transport Utility providing an end-to-end solution from its port gate to customer gate. It is the largest port developer and operator in India with 6 strategically located ports and terminals on the west coast (Mundra, Dahej, Tuna and Hazira in Gujarat, Mormugao in Goa and Dighi in Maharashtra) and 6 ports and terminals on the East coast of India (Dhamra in Odisha, Gangavaram, Visakhapatnam and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Kattupalli and Ennore in Tamilnadu) representing 24% of the country’s total port capacity, thus providing capabilities to handle vast amounts of cargo from both coastal areas and the hinterland. The company is also developing two transshipment ports at Vizhinjam, Kerala and Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Our Ports to Logistics Platform comprising port facilities, integrated logistics capabilities including multimodal logistics parks, Grade A warehouses, and industrial economic zones, puts us in an advantageous position as India stands to benefit from an impending overhaul in global supply chains. Our vision is to be the largest ports and logistics platform in the world in the next decade. With a vision to turn carbon neutral by 2025, APSEZ was the first Indian  port and third in the world to sign up for the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) committing to emission reduction targets to control global warming at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

About Adani Logistics Ltd

Adani Logistics Limited (ALL) is the most diversified end-to-end integrated logistics service provider in India by creating Logistics Infrastructure, including Multimodal Logistics Parks, and complete rail solutions for Container, Liquid, Grain, Bulk and Auto with presence across all major markets.

Adani Logistics Limited has been operational in India for nearly a decade and half. ALL has developed and operates Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP) at Patli, Kishangarh, Kilaraipur, Malur, Mundra, Nagpur and Taloja.

ALL operates 77 freight trains (42 container trains, 25 Bulk trains, 7 agri trains and 3 auto trains), 800,000 sq ft of warehousing space, 5,000 + containers, 0.9 MMT of grain silos & fleet of 285 own trucks. For more information, please visit https://www.adaniports.com/Logistics