Amid COVID-19 pandemic, India’s major container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) managed to mark a 283.802 TEU throughput concerning cargo handling, during April 2020.
Specifically, the import container volume in April 2020 is 80% of the imports handled compared to the same month last year, while the overall throughput is 63% of the cargo handled during April 2019.
What is more, the port handled a total of 167 vessels the previous month.
At the same time, during April, JNPT handled 499 container trains, making it the highest number of container trains handled in a particular month.
This also resulted in increasing the rail coefficient during the month to 22.39 % against the previous FY monthly average of 16.04%. This is a result of the perseverance of our workforce and in time diligent effort and support of all the stakeholder of JN Port.
….as Shri Sanjay Sethi, Chairman at JNPT said.
With Government of India lifting the quarantine measures and factories in the region starting to open up, exports are beginning to mark a boost.
Following the COVID-19 situation, JNPT has taken serious measures in order to drop the impacts of the virus and protect the trade chain.
In fact, the port has already announced an extension of waiver/remission/relaxations at all the Container Terminals at JN Port from 15 April 15 until 3 May.
Our commitment towards ensuring that trade doesn’t come to a standstill even during the lockdown and has resulted in JNPT achieving these numbers. The entire family of JNPT will put in efforts to constantly evolve our operational efficiency and the port’s performance by maintaining all the safety protocols.
…Shri Sanjay Sethi concluded.
