Highlights

• Adani Ports & SEZ partners with Marseille Fos through MoU to boost trade links between India and Europe.
• Partnership creates IMEC Ports Club to coordinate ports along India–Middle East–Europe corridor.
• Focus areas include green maritime corridor, digital port platforms, and sustainable trade flows.

Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd (NSE:ADANIPORTS) has signed an MoU to collaborate with France’s largest port, the Port of Marseille Fos. The collaboration aims to enhance trade facilitation, port innovation, and energy transition between India and Europe. The agreement was signed during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India, highlighting the expanding India–France strategic ties.

Project Details and IMEC Expansion
The MoU proposes the creation of an IMEC Ports Club to foster coordination among key ports along the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a 6,000-km multimodal trade route launched at the 2023 G20 Summit in New Delhi. APSEZ’s ports at Mundra and Hazira serve as the eastern gateway, linking South Asia with West Asia, while Marseille Fos will act as the western European gateway, adding approximately 70 million tonnes of port capacity and extending the corridor deeper into Europe.

Key focus areas under the partnership include:

• Promoting IMEC as a sustainable and competitive alternative for Eurasian trade flows, including participation in trade fairs and targeted B2B engagements.
• Technical exchanges in port digitalisation, smart port platforms, data interoperability, cybersecurity, alternative fuels, shore power supply, and low-carbon bunkering.
• Developing the Mundra–Marseille Fos Green Maritime Corridor.
• Institutionalising dialogue among corridor ports via the IMEC Ports Club for coordinated investment and policy inputs.

Mr. Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director and CEO of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, emphasized India’s leadership in advancing the India–Europe trade corridor. He noted that with the conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement, trade between the participating nations is expected to increase significantly. Highlighting the recent MoU signed with the Port of Marseille Fos, Mr. Gupta stated that this agreement completes the final link to Europe, enhancing the exchange of information and materials among all participating countries and reinforcing economic cooperation and supply-chain resilience.

Mr. Hervé Martel, CEO of the Port of Marseille Fos, expressed satisfaction in strengthening the partnership with APSEZ at a critical stage of the IMEC corridor. He added that the collaboration aims to unite the involved ports and promote a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable connection between the regions.

Company Portfolio and Market Context
The Port of Marseille Fos handles 74 million tonnes of cargo annually, accommodating nearly 10,000 vessel calls each year. Its 10,400-hectare industrial and logistics zone supports liquid and dry bulk, containers, Ro Ro, energy, industry, and ship repair operations. Marseille Fos connects to France’s and Europe’s hinterland via rail, river, road, and pipelines, serving over 70 million inhabitants across Southern France and the Rhône–Saône corridor. The port’s environmental plan allocates EUR 1 billion for 2025–2029 to expand shore power, decarbonisation, and green industrial ecosystems.

Stock Performance
Shares of Adani Ports & SEZ traded at ₹ 1,551.80 on 18 February 2026, reflecting a decline of 0.93%, compared to the previous trading session.

This partnership between APSEZ and the Port of Marseille Fos strengthens the IMEC corridor, establishing a coordinated trade route between India and Europe. The initiative enhances port capacity, digitalisation, and sustainability while supporting India–EU trade growth following the Free Trade Agreement.

FAQs

Q1: What is the purpose of the MoU between Adani Ports & SEZ and the Port of Marseille Fos?
The MoU aims to enhance India–Europe trade connectivity through coordinated port operations, innovation, and sustainable practices, leveraging the IMEC corridor.

Q2: How does the IMEC Ports Club facilitate trade along the corridor?
The IMEC Ports Club institutionalises dialogue among ports, coordinates policy discussions, investment strategies, and technical exchanges to strengthen supply-chain resilience.

Q3: What are the environmental and sustainability initiatives planned for the partnership?
The collaboration will focus on green maritime corridors, low-carbon bunkering, shore power expansion, and decarbonisation investments totaling over EUR 1 billion from 2025–2029.