Overcoming the impact of COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown challenges, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port registered a throughput of 283,802 TEUs in container handling. The import container volume of April 2020 is 80% of the imports handled in April 2019 and overall throughput is 63% of the cargo handled during Apr 2019.
With factories in the hinterland opening up due to the revised lockdown norms issued by the Government of India, exports are also picking up. JN...
The Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate tomorrow the 5 projects completed under JNPT at JNPT Mumbai.
Beginning his schedule at 12 noon, minister will visit JNPT and inaugurate the following projects:
In the morning of 15th March at 11.30 AM, Shri...
Trust, the country’s busiest container gateway, handled a record volume of rail containers in August after the port authority brokered a new deal on inter-terminal rail handling operations among all the five container terminals at the port which took effect from August 1.
JNPT’s inland container depot (ICD) rail volumes hit 70,398 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August from 68,374 TEUs in July.
From January 2019 till date, JNPT’s rail volumes have touched 514,694 TEUs.
The new deal on...
https://container-news.com/inter-terminal-transfer-boxes-jnpt-rail-volumes/
The new terminal would increase liquid cargo capacity at JNPT by 4.5 MTPA.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/281618/india-new-liquid-cargo-jetty-to-be-built-at-jnpt/
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Dubai’s DP World has asked an Indian court to halt an investigation into alleged antitrust violations at the country’s largest container port in Mumbai, saying the regulator was seeking excessive information, a court document seen by Reuters showed.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) last year said it suspected antitrust violations by DP World and Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk at the terminals they operate at state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).
The CCI’s...
https://container-news.com/dp-world-calls-jnpt-probe-be-halted/
JNPT (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust), the number one container port in India, has announced key strategic initiatives as part of their inclusive growth and expansion plans aimed towards driving the next phase of transformation of the Port and to accelerate the overall growth of the maritime sector, in the country.
The new projects include, increasing the draft of JN Port-Mumbai Harbour channel which will enable the port to handle large container vessel fleets of 12,500 TEUs. Other projects are,...
https://container-news.com/jnpt-announces-major-strategic-initiatives/
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port, organized a port study-tour for the largest global congregation ever to visit any port in India. The congregation included 38 government officials from 36 countries, who are part of the Global Strategic Growth Leadership & Sustainable Development program initiated by ITEC with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The delegates represented host of nations like, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba, Iraq, Srilanka, Nigeria,...
As part of the Augmentation project being undertaken by the JNPT towards upgrade of the electricity infrastructure at the port, the authorities have planned a power shutdown on 3rd January 2019 between 08:30 hrs and 18:30 hrs.
India’s largest container port JNPT has significantly cut export dwell time of cargo by 30.7 per cent to 63 hours and is developing an e-market portal for evacuation of import containers within 24 hours from the terminal, a top official said Monday.
JNPT is one of the top 12 major ports in the country under the shipping ministry. It has contributed significantly in improvement of India’s rank in World Bank evaluation in the parameter ‘Trading Across Border’ from 146 to 80.
http://container-news.com/jnpt-cuts-export-dwell-time-cargo/
Mumbai: The nation’s largest container port JNPT is planning to host an edible oil refinery to maximise revenue and ensure captive cargo, a top port official said Monday, Nov. 5.
The state-run port already has a liquid cargo terminal in addition to the four container terminals off the city’s east coast.
“We have received an expression of interest from edible oil players for setting up a refinery on our land. It is a good way to earn revenue by giving out our land for the same,” acting chairman...