Adani Ports secures 10-year marine services contract for Argentina's first LNG export; details here

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ), one of the leading Adani Group companies, on Monday, June 8, said that it has secured a 10-year marine services contract for Argentina's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export, marking its entry into South America and expanding its international marine services footprint.

The contract has been awarded to APSEZ's step-down subsidiary, The Adani Harbour International FZCO, through a consortium with Argentina-based Meridian Group following a global competitive tender process conducted by Southern Energy S.A. (SESA).

"The award strengthens APSEZ’s presence across international energy logistics value chains and underscores its growing capabilities in specialised marine services," the company said in its press release.

Under the agreement, the consortium will provide end-to-end marine services, including tugboat operations for LNG carriers, offshore logistics and supply support, and crew transfer services. The scope will be supported by four high-specification tugboats, one anchor handling tug supply vessel, and one crew boat.

What the APSEZ management said

Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), APSEZ, said: “This project reflects our growing capability to support large-scale energy infrastructure projects across geographies.

With marine operations in 12 countries and a growing fleet of marine assets supporting ports, LNG terminals, national oil companies, refineries, and offshore facilities, we bring deep operational expertise to complex maritime environments."

"By combining these capabilities with strong local partnerships, we are helping create reliable maritime ecosystems that enable new energy trade corridors and strengthen long-term supply resilience," Gupta added.

Argentina is emerging as a major new LNG supplier, with agreements in place to support exports of up to 10 million tonnes (MT) annually to India from 2027. The Southern Energy FLNG project is expected to play an important role in connecting this growing supply base with global demand centres, the press release added.

About Adani Ports

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) is an integrated transport and logistics company that operates across the full cargo value chain, from import-export handling to inland distribution.

The company manages 15 ports and terminals across India’s west, south, and east coasts, along with a network that includes rail transport, multi-modal logistics parks, warehousing facilities, and road transport for last-mile delivery.

It also operates 12 logistics parks, around 3.1 million sq. ft. of warehousing space, and a fleet of over 25,000 trucks supported by its digital logistics platform.

Beyond India, APSEZ has a presence in international ports in Australia, Colombo, Israel, and Tanzania, and operates a diversified marine fleet of 136 vessels.

The company handles cargo with a total capacity of 653 million tonnes per annum and accounts for roughly 27% of India’s port volumes, with a long-term target of reaching 1 billion tonnes of throughput by 2030.