Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone has secured a 10-year marine services contract for the Southern Energy FLNG project in Argentina, marking APSEZ’s entry into South America and extending its international marine services footprint to a new continent.
The contract was awarded to APSEZ’s step-down subsidiary Adani Harbour International FZCO through a 51:49 joint venture with Argentina-based Meridian Group, following a global competitive tender conducted by Southern Energy S.A.
The scope of services encompasses end-to-end marine support including tugboat operations for LNG carriers, offshore logistics and supply support and crew transfer services.
The contract will be executed through the joint venture entity Meridian Transportes MarÃtimos S.A. and will be supported by four high-specification tugboats, one anchor handling tug supply vessel and one crew boat.
The Southern Energy FLNG project is being developed by SESA, a joint venture between Golar LNG and Pan American Energy, located in the San MatÃas Gulf in Argentina’s RÃo Negro Province.
The project will liquefy natural gas from the General San Martin pipeline aboard the Hilli Episeyo floating liquefaction vessel, with commercial operations expected to commence in September 2027.
In its first phase, the project will produce 2.45 million tonnes of LNG annually, equivalent to approximately 28 cargoes per year, making it Argentina’s first operational LNG export project.
Argentina is emerging as a significant new LNG supplier, with agreements supporting exports of up to 10 million tonnes annually to India from 2027.
The contract therefore positions APSEZ at the intersection of a new bilateral energy trade corridor of growing strategic importance.
Ashwani Gupta, CEO of APSEZ, described the award as evidence of the company’s growing capability to support large-scale energy infrastructure projects across geographies, combining marine operations in 12 countries with strong local partnerships to create reliable maritime ecosystems that enable new energy trade corridors and strengthen long-term supply resilience.
