FedEx has started construction of a state-of-the-art, fully automated air cargo hub at Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), positioning the upcoming gateway as a key node in Western India’s fast-growing trade and logistics network.
Planned with a long-term investment of over ₹2,500 crore, the proposed 300,000 sq. ft. facility is being developed in partnership with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. (AAHL) as a regional consolidation and redistribution hub serving India’s primary international trade corridor. Once operational, the hub is expected to generate more than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs across logistics, warehousing, transport and allied services.
Senior leaders from the Government of Maharashtra, FedEx and AAHL attended the ground-breaking ceremony, underscoring the project’s strategic importance for the state’s export ecosystem. Jeet Adani, Director, AAHL, highlighted NMIA’s proximity to Jawaharlal Nehru Port, major industrial belts and multimodal transport links as a critical advantage in building an integrated cargo and logistics platform for the region.
The new hub will plug directly into FedEx’s global air network, supporting trade flows between India and Southeast Asia, West Asia, Europe and the United States. Equipped with advanced automated sortation, dimensional scanning, high-speed screening systems and dedicated aircraft parking bays, the facility is designed to handle simultaneous inbound and outbound operations and to improve routing flexibility and transit-time reliability for high-value and time-sensitive cargo such as electronics, engineering goods, pharmaceuticals and perishables.
FedEx expects the enhanced connectivity and predictability to help exporters and importers, particularly micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), by reducing logistics costs and improving shipment turnaround times. NMIA’s cargo infrastructure itself is planned to open with a handling capacity of about 0.5 million metric tonnes annually, scaling up in phases to around 3.25 million metric tonnes as the airport reaches its final development stage, reinforcing the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s role as one of India’s most advanced air freight gateways.
