In the single-largest foreign private investment in Indian port infrastructure, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Adani’s Vizhinjam International Seaport. Executed through MSC’s global terminal arm, Terminal Investment Ltd (TiL), the transaction injects $1.397 billion into the asset, valuing the Kerala-based deepwater transshipment port at $2.85 billion. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) will retain a controlling 51% stake and continue to consolidate the subsidiary financially. The strategic partnership is engineered to drive immediate cargo growth, secure automated volume visibility, and capture regional transshipment traffic currently routed through Southeast Asian hubs. Commissioned in December 2024, Vizhinjam has set records by handling over 2 million containers within 18 months of operation, and is currently being expanded to reach a capacity of 5.7 million TEUs by December 2028.