India's JNPT amongst world’s top 30 container ports

Proud to share the positive news that the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has been listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally, as per the latest Lloyds Report. JNPT notched up five spots, to be 28th on the list, compared to its previous ranking.

“Various new processes activated under the ‘ease of doing business’ initiative have not only helped in overall growth of the port business, but also allowed the EXIM trade to save time and cost which in turn have accentuated the growth story. Gaining operational efficiency is an on-going process and looking for solutions to better services so that the EXIM trade community benefits from it,” said the Ministry of Shipping in a press release.

The JNPT also launched their App service to facilitate better tracking of consignment and ease the trade process for their EXIM partners. The App will allow traders to access all the relevant information about their consignment and port related updates regarding traffic and weather. It  will be available on Android and iOS.

JNPT is already on a major expansion drive, with some key projects like, project work on the mega 4th Terminal, developing a centralised Parking Plaza, improving the port connecting roads and widening of highways and development of coastal berth. The Port is also implementing, specific processes at the operational level to make it standardised and more efficient across terminals, among many other initiatives in the pipeline.

The state-run JNPT recorded a 7.24 per cent growth in both container and bulk cargo volumes during 2018 to 5.05 million TEU,  

JNPT volumes soar: Country's leading container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) said it handled over five million TEU of container traffic in 2018. 

In December 2018, JNPT handled 4.45 lakh TEUs, which is the highest container volume handled in a month, ever recorded, it said.

During AprilDecember 2018, the traffic handled so far is 3.81 million TEUs and with the last quarter of the financial year underway, JNPT is well on course to exceed the performance numbers of 2017-18