NAVI MUMBAI: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s Premier Container Port marks its 32nd Anniversary on 26th May 2021. JNP has been continuously evolving and upgrading to improve operational efficiency parameters. The port’s continuous growth and expansion has helped JNPT to perform its duties of a strategic contributor to nation building.

JNP is the Number One Container Port of the Country handling more than 60% of the India’s Containerized Cargo with a vital role in nations foreign trade. ‘Ease of Doing Business’ initiatives and future expansion plans, JNPT is well poised to play a key role in India’s maritime sector..

 JNPT is the ONLY Indian port to have been listed among Top 35 Ports globally.

With it’s existing projects like developing a satellite port, port based SEZ and dry ports, JNPT will continue to be the torch bearer of India’s International trade in future as well.

The port’s efforts towards innovation, it’s adaption to World standards and its endeavors towards new ideas are indeed commendable.

JNPT  has  always  risen  to  the  occasion,  says  Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT. “India’s No. 1 Container Port has done it on a number of occasions for the last 31 years and it has always continued its support to nation’s economy by delivering its duties of an important part of the supply chain.

Despite the pandemic, JNPT along with its stakeholders stood up to this challenge, and put up a strong and spirited fight. In laudable display of team effort, everyone has worked against all odds and helped the port retain its good performance in FY 21. Our high-performance numbers are validation of our continuous efforts to empower trade and make India a foremost player in the global maritime sector.

Along with the operational excellence, JNPT has been constantly working towards facilitating ease in doing business for the Trade. Under this JNPT took a major step by facilitating new Inter Terminal Route connecting BMCT Terminal with all the other four Container Terminals of JNPT. Also during the month, railways undertook a successful trial run of double stacked dwarf container train from Mehsana (Gujarat) to JN Port. During the financial year, the port also received the operational status for India’s First Port based Special Economic Zone, JNPT SEZ. Also, JNPT completed the construction of a coastal berth with the capacity to handle 2.5 million tons of coastal cargo including liquid cargo.

JNPT, registered a throughput of over 4.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in container handling. The total traffic handled at JNPT during the Financial Year 2020-21 is 64.81 million tons as against 68.45 million tons in FY 2019-20. The total container traffic handled in March 2021 stood at 527,792 TEUs, which is the highest container volume handled in a month, since inception.

JNPT has five container terminals, taking an overview of the numbers terminal wise, APM Terminals Mumbai (GTI) handled 1.66 million TEUs, DP World NSIGT with 0.78 million TEUs, DP World NSICT with 0.75 million TEUs and the Port owned JNPCT with 0.54 million TEUs. The Newly developed BMCT handled around 0.93 million TEUs during the FY 2021. NSICT and BMCTPL have recorded 41.33% and 15.36% growth in FY 2020-21 in comparison with FY 2019-20 respectively.JNPT BPCL Liquid Cargo Terminal handled highest LPG during FY 2020-21 of 1.04 million tonnes from 70 vessels which is 22.35% higher as compared previous highest of 0.85 million tonnes from 57 vessels in FY 2019-20. JNPT also handled 6,097 Rakes during FY 2020-21 and the Rail-Coefficient in FY 2020-21 (Apr. to Mar.) is 19.73% as compared to 16.14% in FY 2019-20 with 5,127 rakes.

JNPT strives to further transform and upgrade the services to match the growing demand & global trends of the maritime sector.