FedEx breaks ground on fully automated air cargo hub at Navi Mumbai International Airport

Navi Mumbai: The groundbreaking ceremony for FedEx’s fully automated air cargo hub at the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) was held on Wednesday, advancing capacity in India’s largest international trade corridor and strengthening its role as an integrated logistics and trade gateway for Western India.

The Rs 2,500 crore long-term investment by FedEx will support the proposed 300,000 sq. ft. facility, designed as a regional consolidation and redistribution hub and developed in partnership with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. (AAHL).

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis addressing the event. 

The hub leverages NMIA’s multimodal infrastructure to strengthen Western India’s international trade corridor. Once operational, the hub is expected to create more than 6,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities across logistics, warehousing, transportation and allied services.

FedEx officials with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

The ceremony was held in the presence of the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis; Raj Subramaniam, President and CEO, FedEx; Richard Smith, CEO, Airline and COO, International, FedEx; Kami Viswanathan, President, FedEx Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa (MEISA); and Jeet Adani, Director, AAHL.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with FedEx officials.

“This development reflects NMIA’s long-term vision of building integrated infrastructure that strengthens India’s trade competitiveness. With its proximity to Jawaharlal Nehru Port, industrial corridors and multimodal transport networks, NMIA is uniquely positioned to support high-growth export sectors and enhance Maharashtra’s role as a global logistics gateway,” Adani said.

“India’s competitiveness in global trade will increasingly depend on the reliability and speed of its logistics infrastructure. Establishing this hub at NMIA allows us to integrate global network strength with India’s fastest-growing trade corridor, providing greater certainty, speed and efficiency to customers,” added Viswanathan.