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{{Short description|Sea port in Maharashtra, India}}
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| country = [[India]]
| location = Dighi, [[Raigad district|Raigad]], [[Maharashtra]]
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| opened = 2014(construction started)<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite web | title=IL&FS Engineering bags Rs 179.84 crore Dighi port contract | work=The Economic Times | date=28 October 2014 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/ilfs-engineering-bags-rs-179-84-crore-dighi-port-contract/articleshow/44960749.cms }}</ref><br> 2018(operations started)<ref name="thehindubusinessline.com">{{cite web | title=JNPT gets board nod to bid for Dighi Port | date=14 September 2018 | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/jnpt-gets-board-nod-to-bid-for-dighi-port/article24949356.ece }}</ref>
| operated = [[Adani Ports & SEZ|Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited]]<ref name="business-standard"/>
| owner = [[Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services|IL & FS]] (2014-2018)<br>[[JNPT]] (2018-21)<br> [[Adani Ports & SEZ]] (2021-present)
| type = [[Deep-sea port]]
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'''Dighi Port''' is a sea port in Maharashtra, India,<ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=David L. |last2=Merchant |first2=Rajeev |year=2013 |title=The New Asia: Business Strategies for the Economic Region That Is Shaking Up the World |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=102 |isbn=9781440829109}}</ref> on the eastern coast of the [[Arabian Sea]], {{convert|42|nmi|km mi}} from the Mumbai port. The port is operated by [[Adani Ports & SEZ]].<ref name="business-standard"/><ref name="thehindu"/>

==History==

In 2014, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company bagged a contract worth Rs 179.84 crore for development of multipurpose berths at the Dighi Port.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite web | title=IL&FS Engineering bags Rs 179.84 crore Dighi port contract | work=The Economic Times | date=28 October 2014 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/ilfs-engineering-bags-rs-179-84-crore-dighi-port-contract/articleshow/44960749.cms }}</ref>
The port was to be developed as a multi-purpose, multi-cargo and all-weather port under a 50-year concession agreement with the [[Maharashtra Maritime Board]] (MMB) on a build, own, operate, share, transfer basis and had a land bank of 1,600 acres. However, because of poor hinterland connectivity, the port had only started partial operations as of 2018.<ref name="LM1">{{Cite web |date=15 September 2018 |title=Adani, JNPT likely to bid for acquiring bankrupt Dighi Port |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/AnkMxSeI6Cpr3qv4mFKAZO/Adani-JNPT-likely-to-bid-for-acquiring-bankrupt-Dighi-Port.html |access-date=1 August 2025 |website=[[Live Mint]] |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2018, Dighi Port Ltd. was taken to bankruptcy court by an operational creditor. It also owed Rs1,600 crore to a consortium of banks.<ref name="LM2">{{Cite web |date=22 May 2018 |title=JNPT looks to buy out smaller cash-strapped ports to ramp up capacity |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/HpgVCS0fasszCNVbdQjvVN/JNPT-looks-to-buy-out-smaller-cashstrapped-ports-to-ramp-up.html |access-date=1 August 2025 |website=[[Live Mint]] |language=en}}</ref>
Dighi Port Ltd owed ₹30 crore to DBM Geotechnics to construct multi-purpose berths 1 and 2 at Dighi and berth No 3. It marks the first instance of a port being hauled to the NCLT.<ref name="thehindubusinessline.com">{{cite web | title=JNPT gets board nod to bid for Dighi Port | date=14 September 2018 | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/jnpt-gets-board-nod-to-bid-for-dighi-port/article24949356.ece }}</ref>
As part of the bankruptcy resolution process, the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust]] (JNPT), Adani Ports, DP World and JSW Infrastructure, among others, submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) to acquire Dighi Port Limited.<ref name="TOI1">{{Cite web |date=19 November 2018 |title=JNPT to vie with Adani, JSW, Posco for Dighi Port |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jnpt-to-vie-with-adani-jsw-posco-for-dighi-port/articleshow/66686648.cms |access-date=1 August 2025 |website=[[Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited ([[Adani Ports & SEZ]]) completed the acquisition of Dighi Port Limited on 15 February 2021 for Rs 705 crore.<ref name="business-standard">{{cite news |title=Adani Ports completes acquisition of Dighi Port Ltd for Rs 705 crore |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/adani-ports-completes-acquisition-of-dighi-port-ltd-for-rs-705-crore-121021601244_1.html |access-date=13 October 2022 |agency=Business Standard |publisher=www.business-standard.com |date=16 February 2021 |location=Mumbai |language=en}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |title=Adani firm completes acquisition of Dighi Port |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/adani-firm-completes-acquisition-of-dighi-port/article33854384.ece |access-date=13 October 2022 |agency=The Hindu |publisher=www.thehindu.com |date=16 February 2021 |location=Ahmedabad |language=en}}</ref><ref name="livemint">{{cite news |title=Adani Ports to invest ₹10000 crore to build new gateway into Maharashtra |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/adani-ports-acquires-dighi-port-earmarks-rs10-000-crore-to-build-new-gateway-into-maharashtra-11613482813934.html |access-date=13 October 2022 |agency=Mint |publisher=www.livemint.com |date=16 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Dighi Port is undergoing massive expansion, almost three times its current size.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=Dighi Port seeks additional 304 HA of land to grow three times as large |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/dighi-port-seeks-additional-304-ha-of-land-to-grow-three-times-as-large-101656180331593.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==Dighi Port Industrial Area==
The Dighi Port Industrial Area (DPIA) project, spread over 5,024 hectares in Raigad district. The ₹7360.46-crore DPIA project is expected to be developed alongside the port expansion, and will be a major node of the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).The DPIA site is strategically located adjacent to the Mumbai-Goa National Highway, the Pune-Kolad Highway, and the Pune-Harihareshwar Highway. It is about 117 km from Mumbai, and 26 km east of Dighi Port. The industrial complex is likely to cater to engineering, food processing, and pharmaceutical industries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=Environment ministry set to give green nod to Dighi Port Industrial Area |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/environment-ministry-set-to-give-green-nod-to-dighi-port-industrial-area-101664894604708.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.adaniports.com/Ports-and-Terminals/Dighi-Port Official site]

[[Category:Ports and harbours of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Economy of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Adani Ports]]

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RobbyAyres at 07:49, 8 February 2026