NAVI MUMBAI : Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JN Port) has been ranked among the Top 5 Container Ports in the Middle East/South Asia in 2014 by the publication Containerisation International. With its tremendous achievement,  JN Port sustained its position.

 

JN Port is in fourth position after Dubai, Colombo and Jeddah. In fifth place is Khorfakkan/Sharjah. This adds another distinction to the Port's long list of similar honours. JN Port has created history by achieving an all-time high in container handling in FY 2014-15.

 

It handled 4.467 million TEUs of container traffic in 2014-15, the highest since its inception and a growth of 7.33 per cent over the previous year's throughput of 4.161 million TEUs.

 

JN Port aims to achieve a throughput of over 5 million TEUs in the current financial year 2015-16, driven by further improvement in productivity and efficiency at its three existing terminals (JNPCT, APM Terminals Mumbai, DP World Nhava Sheva) and commencement of operations at the newly-developed 330-metre standalone terminal (to commence partial operations soon) of DP World.

 

A 330m extension jetty will be partially commissioned by May 2015 and fully commissioned by March 2016 and will improve the throughput by 1 million TEU.

 

Another ambitious project of the JNPT is the fourth port terminal which will come up with the assistance of the port of Singapore. The construction work is on and the reclamation and dredging work will start shortly. The mega project is being looked at for doubling the port capacity in seven years.

 

The commissioning of the Dolphin mooring is expected to increase liquid cargo in the port's throughput to one million TEU. Besides increasing capacity, JNPT is focused on internal efficiency and becoming an international port.

 

The Port is looking at in all parameters efficiency, productivity, throughput, economy and creating more value for all the Export Import trade. There will be a dynamic, vibrant port activity at JNPT.