K. MURALIDHARAN

Mr. K. Muralidharan is a Senior maritime and port infrastructure professional with nearly four decades of experience across India’s port, shipping, logistics and infrastructure sectors, encompassing greenfield port development, terminal operations, cargo handling, PPP/concession projects, project financing, maritime administration, SEZ development, commercial management and port mechanisation.

His professional journey has provided the relatively uncommon opportunity of experiencing ports from both sides of the table:

Private Port Developer & Operator → Port CEO → Industrial/Cargo User → Government Maritime Authority & Concessioning Agency → Industry Advisor → Maritime Educator

Mr. Muralidharan has been associated with the development, commissioning, operation and transformation of several significant Indian ports and terminals, including Gangavaram Port, Karaikal Port, Vizag Seaport, Vedanta’s port operations and Kakinada Gateway Port, as well as major greenfield maritime infrastructure projects undertaken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. K. Muralidharan worked in the following organizations:

• Former CEO – Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board
• Former MD – Andhra Pradesh Maritime Infrastructure Development Corporation
• Former CEO – Karaikal Port
• Former Executive Director – Kakinada Gateway Port
• Former Vice President – Gangavaram Port
• Former Vice President – Vedanta Port Business
• Maritime & Port Infrastructure Professional
• Advisor – Maritime Management Education, IIT Madras