{"id":843,"date":"2026-03-28T17:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/?p=843"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:04:52","slug":"adani-ports-launches-indias-first-port-of-refuge-to-strengthen-maritime-safety-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/adani-ports-launches-indias-first-port-of-refuge-to-strengthen-maritime-safety-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Adani Ports Launches India\u2019s First \u2018Port of Refuge\u2019 to Strengthen Maritime Safety Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/company\/ADANIPORTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd<\/a> (APSEZ) has operationalised India\u2019s first <strong>Port of Refuge<\/strong>, creating a formal system to handle maritime emergencies and vessels in distress, a move that fills a critical gap in the country\u2019s coastal infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>Port of Refuge<\/strong> is a designated safe zone where ships facing emergencies can stabilise conditions, protect crew, and minimise environmental damage. While widely adopted in global maritime economies, India had lacked such a framework despite its strategic location along key international shipping routes and a coastline spanning over 11,000 kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>APSEZ has identified <strong>Dighi Port<\/strong> on the west coast and <strong>Gopalpur Port<\/strong> on the east coast as the initial sites. These locations will support traffic across major corridors including the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf routes, Bay of Bengal, and the Malacca Strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The facilities will offer <strong>maritime safety<\/strong> services such as salvage operations, firefighting, pollution control, and emergency coordination through specialised equipment and trained teams. The initiative is backed by a tripartite agreement involving SMIT Salvage and the Maritime Emergency Response Centre, bringing global expertise into India\u2019s response framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system will also support ships insured under international P&amp;I Clubs, aligning India with global maritime risk standards. Industry experts say this development strengthens India\u2019s ability to respond swiftly to maritime incidents, reducing risks to cargo, environment, and coastal communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaniports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">APSEZ<\/a>, which handles nearly 27% of India\u2019s port cargo, the move enhances its positioning as a global-standard logistics operator. The rollout of a structured <strong>emergency response<\/strong> mechanism is expected to improve investor confidence in India\u2019s maritime infrastructure while reinforcing its role in global trade networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has operationalised India\u2019s first Port of Refuge,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[168],"class_list":["post-843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transport-infrastructure","tag-adaniports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":845,"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions\/845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bullscreen.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}