News / Chennai losing out to private terminals as Indian east coast trade grows

Chennai port: Photo © Manivannan Thirugnanasambandam

Container carriers have opened a flurry of new connections out of Indian east coast ports to capitalise on the resurgent manufacturing development in the region, thanks to trade diversification.

But the network push has yielded one glaring trend: more calls at new private terminals operated by Adani Group instead of going to Chennai, which has long been the focal point of the east coast corridor.

CMA CGM recently began offering direct sailings for North Europe by adding a call at Adani’s Ennore ...