Ahmedabad: A new link has been added to the India–Europe trade map. APSEZ and France’s leading maritime gateway, Port of Marseille Fos, have formalised a strategic IMEC partnership during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit, reinforcing the expanding India–France strategic relationship.
The agreement completes the IMEC pathway for India–EU trade. Marseille Fos strengthens the western European gateway of the 6,000-km multimodal corridor, adding approximately 70 million tonnes of capacity and extending the route deeper into Europe. IMEC was launched at the 2023 G20 Summit in New Delhi.
On the eastern gateway, APSEZ’s ports at Mundra and Hazira serve as a multimodal logistics hub linking South Asia to West Asia. Marseille Fos, which handles 74 million tonnes of cargo annually and nearly 10,000 vessel calls each year, brings one of Europe’s largest integrated multimodal ecosystems into the partnership.
The partnership includes plans to promote IMEC as a sustainable and secure Eurasian trade alternative through joint campaigns, trade fairs and B2B engagements. It also focuses on technical exchanges in port digitalisation, cybersecurity, alternative fuels, shore power supply and low-carbon bunkering, alongside developing a Mundra–Marseille Fos Green Maritime Corridor and co-founding an IMEC Ports Club.
Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director and CEO of APSEZ, said the agreement connects the final European leg of the corridor and will accelerate the exchange of information and materials among participating nations. Hervé Martel, CEO of Marseille Fos, described the corridor as entering a decisive phase, with both ports positioned at critical endpoints.
APSEZ operates 15 ports and terminals across India with a cargo handling capacity of 633 million tonnes per annum and approximately 28 percent share of India’s total port volumes. It targets 1 billion tonnes throughput by 2030. The agreement signals a coordinated push to institutionalise cooperation along the IMEC route and strengthen long-term supply chain resilience between India and Europe.
Disclaimer: This article is based solely on the contents of the media release dated February 18, 2026, issued by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd and does not include information from any other sources.
