FedEx to invest ₹2,500 crore in setting up automated cargo hub at Navi Mumbai airport
The Hindu
FedEx announces ₹2,500 crore investment to establish a fully automated cargo hub at Navi Mumbai airport, enhancing global trade connectivity.
Express transportation firm FedEx on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) said it will invest over ₹2,500 crore in setting up a 300,000 sq ft fully automated cargo hub at Navi Mumbai International Airport.
The facility to be developed in collaboration with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) will be designed as a regional consolidation and redistribution hub and support trade flows across Southeast and West Asia, Europe and the United States, embedding global network connectivity directly within India's primary trade corridor, FedEx said.
Earlier in the day, the ground-breaking ceremony for the facility was held at the cargo terminal site of the Navi Mumbai International Airport in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and top leadership teams from both FedEx and AAHL.
The U.S.-based multinational courier delivery conglomerate, which handles some 17-million packets a day and operates 400 daily freighter services globally, currently has a tech hub in Hyderabad.
Equipped with advanced automated sorting systems, dimensional scanning, high-speed screening technology and dedicated aircraft parking bays, the Navi Mumbai facility will enable simultaneous processing of inbound and outbound shipments and enhance routing flexibility and transit time predictability, particularly for high-value and time-sensitive sectors such as electronics, engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, and perishables.
"The Rs 2,500 crore long-term investments by FedEx will support the proposed 300,000 sq ft facility, designed as a regional consolidation and redistribution hub and developed in partnership with AAHL," the company said.
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