APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd), one of the leading gateway ports in Western India reported 52% rise in net profit at INR 1,071.32 million for the second quarter ended on 30th September 2023, compared to INR 707.13 million in the corresponding period of last year, according to the company's release.
Revenue from operations for the second quarter under consideration stood at INR 2,526.06 million as against INR 2,264.12 million in the corresponding period of last year. EBITDA for the quarter is at INR 1,506.44 million as against INR 1,201.70 million in Q2FY23. EBIDTA margin stood at 60% in Q2FY24 as against 53% in Q2FY23.
The container volume grew 16% to 2,16,000 TEUs; dry bulk volume fell 41% to 0.78 million MT; liquid volume grew 52 % to 0.32 million MT and volume under Ro-Ro grew 139% to 20,000 units against 8,000 units in the corresponding period of last year. Container trains handled during the quarter rose 27% to 631 from 495 in Q2 FY23
APM Terminals Pipavav is one of India’s leading gateway ports for containers, dry bulk cargoes, liquid bulk, and RoRo with excellent connectivity to the India’s northwest hinterland through rail and road network. The current annual cargo handling capacity includes 1.35 million TEUs of containers, 4 million metric tons of dry bulk, 2 million metric tons of liquid bulk and 250,000 passenger cars. APM Terminals Pipavav is India’s first public private partnership (PPP) port and the first port to be connected to the DFC in India and is a part of the APM Terminals global terminal network.