Krishnapatnam Port

Krishnapatnam Port is the largest private port on India's east coast — a multi-cargo deep-water port located at Krishnapatnam in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The port was developed by CVR Group (a Hyderabad-based infrastructure conglomerate) between 2005-2008 as a private-developed greenfield port. Adani Ports + SEZ Limited (APSEZ) acquired the port from CVR in 2020 at ₹13,572 crore — adding it to Adani's national port empire.

The port handles ~60 million tonnes of cargo annually — primarily thermal coal import (for southern India's coal-based power generation) + iron ore export (from Karnataka + Andhra mines). Container traffic is limited compared to other major ports.

Key infrastructure: 14 berths totalling ~5 km quay length, 6 dedicated coal berths (largest concentration of coal-handling berths at any Indian port), 2 iron ore berths, 1 LNG terminal, 2 container berths (operated under Adani's pan-India container terminal network). Deep -18 m draft maintained by continuous dredging.

Krishnapatnam Port is an example of India's emerging 'private port' model — alongside Mundra, the port demonstrates that fully-private port operations at scale can compete commercially with government-owned major ports. Adani's acquisition in 2020 consolidated the company's east + west coast presence — making Adani Ports India's largest port operator across multiple coastlines.