The town is known as the industrial hub of India and is located on the bank of the Tapti River, eight kilometers away from the Arabian Sea.

It is a centre for health tourism due to its natural springs, and a base for major industrial and shipping facilities like Essar, Kribhco, Shell, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, ONGC, GAIL, GSEG power plant, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, UltraTech Cement and Hazira Manufacturing Division (HMD) of Reliance Industries.

[clarification needed] One can avail Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation's bus service from Adajan GSRTC Depot to reach Hazira.

It is a joint venture between Shell Oil and Total S.A.[3] Storage and export capacity is intended to be increased to 3.8 million tonnes by the end of 2009.

[3] A container terminal capable of handling one million TEU is currently under construction by Singapore company PSA Corporation.