NAVI MUMBAI: The Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Shri Shantanu Thakur, visited Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), recently. He interacted with the Senior Management and toured JN Port, CPP & SEZ.

He was was welcomed by Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPA and Shri Unmesh Sharad Wagh, IRS, Dy Chairman, JNPA. He reviewed the performance of the JN Port.

JNPA - India’s largest Container port, created the history recently when it registered its highest ever throughput of 6.05 MTEUs in 2022-23. The Port had crossed 6 MTEUs on March 30, 2023. During the corresponding period last year, JNPA handled 5.68 Million TEUs, which was also a record then. It accounts for an increase of 6.4% in the total throughput.

Currently JNPA operates 5 Container Terminals -- NSFT, NSICT, NSIGT, BMCT and APMT. The Port also has a Shallow Water Berth for general cargo and another Liquid Cargo Terminal which is managed by BPCL-IOCL consortium and the newly-constructed coastal berth.500 vehicles into alternative fuel vehicles by 2025.