Adani Ports & SEZ
Adani Ports became one of the most important foreign infrastructure operators in Israel with its January 2023 acquisition of Haifa Port — Israel's second-largest port — through a $1.18 billion consortium with Israel's Gadot Group. The 31-year concession anchors a structural Indian commercial presence in Israeli logistics infrastructure that did not exist before 2023.
| Type | Publicly traded Indian ports and logistics company |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad, India |
| Listed | National Stock Exchange of India (ADANIPORTS); BSE |
| Parent group | Adani Group |
| Chairman | Gautam Adani |
| Largest stake (Haifa Port) | 70% (alongside Gadot Group at 30%) |
Adani Ports & SEZ is the publicly traded ports and logistics subsidiary of India's Adani Group, the largest private-sector port operator in India and a substantial international port operator. The company runs across container terminals, bulk cargo terminals, multi-purpose terminals, and special economic zones, with India operations spanning multiple states and international operations across the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and adjacent geographies.
For Strategic Technology Trade and Ports & Logistics coverage in The Olam, Adani Ports' single most significant transaction in the Israeli market is the January 31, 2023 acquisition of Haifa Port — Israel's second-largest port — through a consortium with Israel's Gadot Group. The transaction value of approximately $1.18 billion (4.1 billion shekels) split 70/30 (Adani / Gadot) gave Adani Ports majority operational control of Haifa Port for a 31-year concession period.
The transaction's significance extends beyond the immediate Haifa Port operation. The acquisition made Adani Ports a principal commercial counterparty in the broader India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) framework, with Haifa Port as one of the Mediterranean nodes connecting Indian logistics to European markets. The arrangement matters for the broader bilateral India-Israel commercial relationship, which spans defense trade, technology, water, agritech, and adjacent layers in addition to logistics.
The transaction also made Adani Ports the largest single non-Israeli operator of Israeli port infrastructure, with strategic implications for Israeli logistics and the broader Mediterranean logistics layer.
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Sources
Adani Ports & SEZ corporate disclosures; Israeli Ministry of Finance Haifa Port transaction documents; Globes; Bloomberg; The Times of Israel; published research. Data current as of Q2 2026.