Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port continues to remain operational to maintain the supply chain link within the country. There have been reports that due to non-operation of factories in hinterland, the evacuation of imports from Port is very slow and similarly there is drop in exports received by the Port for the same reasons. The likely congestion has been considered and analysed by the Port and a plan for storage of the imports received in the Port has been prepared. Accordingly, a scenario analysis has been done considering the zero evacuation from the Port to CFS or hinterland and the port is well prepared and has adequate space to store the containers for at least a month. Also considering the current rate of evacuation, we are confident that there would be no congestion issue at the Port for over a month too.
Today a video conference call was arranged with the Container Fright Stations (CFSs) and Custom House Agents (CHAs). During the conference call with the stakeholders today, Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT said, “I thank the CFSs and CHAs for their dedication and commitment and for coming together and supporting the Port in this challenging time.” The stakeholders also appreciated all the efforts taken by the Port in keeping the logistics supply chain active. They suggested few more measures for the seamless movement of the cargo, which were positively accepted by the Port management.
Last month, JNPT took some proactive measures at JNPCT and extended reliefs to the trade in order to support Port users and end users like – Waiver of dwell time charges for all import containers moved by road (CFS/DPD/Empty) which were discharged from 22.03.2020 till 14.04.2020; Waiver of shifting charges for import containers for change of mode activity from truck to rail to facilitate movement of CFS/DPD containers by Rail and allowing delivery of DPD containers from Terminals beyond the 48 hour period.
JNPT have also set up a control room in the port administrative building for resolving issues faced by Port customers and also as a provision to facilitate hassle-free operations, the port is issuing an ‘Essential Service Duty Pass’ for all stakeholders entering the port premises. In order to get a pass issued, or raise any concern one can mail their requests to controlroom@jnport.gov.in or contact 022-27244077/67814022 between 8am to 8pm. The port is also constantly in touch with the ministry and is monitoring the dynamic environment, and adapting its approach based on the situation on ground.
