Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust handled 3.9 lakh TEUs in November 2017, recording a growth of 5.76 per cent in container handling for the April-November 2017 period compared to the same period last year.
Among the four terminals at JNPT, JNPCT handled 1.18 lakh TEUs, APM Terminal’s total stood at 1.66 lakh TEUs, and DP World (comprising NSICT and NSIGT) together handled 1.06 lakh TEUs in November.
The Direct Port Delivery (DPD) initiative under ‘Ease of Doing Business’ has been steadily going up and in the month of November 34.73 per cent of cargo was cleared through DPD, helping the trade save significantly in transaction cost and time. Another important initiative, inter terminal movements of TTs, was used by 15,267 trucks completing 19,279 transactions in November, helping fuel saving of Rs 7.12 crore since the start of this initiative.
The month of November also saw visits of many international delegations and other purposeful developments. JNPT acquired a new multi-utility purpose launch as part of ‘Green Port’ initiative, which is being deployed for fighting minor oil spills in the port area and debris collection. Delegations from Antwerp Port visited JNPT to discuss the roadmap for making JNPT Antwerp Training Centre a world class maritime training institute. The Prime Minister of Latvia, along with a high-level delegation, visited JNPT to see the port infrastructure and facilities. Delegations from Port of Halifax (Canada) and the Philippines, and the Indian Ambassador to Iran along with an Iranian delegation visited JNPT to explore the prospects of increasing trade further between India and the rest of the world.
Commenting on the performance in November, Mr Neeraj Bansal, Deputy Chairman, said “JNPT continues to adopt trade-friendly measures with a view to further increase the trade from the port in an efficient and economical way. The rise in DPD share too indicates that JNPT is well placed to achieve the target of 40 per cent as directed by the government and the Ministry of Shipping.”
