JNPT climbs 5 spots to emerge 28th in global ranking of container ports
23 Jan 2019
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premiere container port, climbed five spots from its previous ranking to emerge 28th and get listed amongst the top 30 globally, as per the latest Lloyds Report.
JNPT has taken various strategic measures to enhance port efficiency, besides activating new processes under the `ease of doing business’ initiative. These measures have not only helped in overall growth of the port business, but also allowed the EXIM trade to save time and cost which in turn have accentuated the growth story.
Gaining operational efficiency is an on-going process and looking for solutions to better services will help the EXIM trade community benefit from it, the ministry of shipping stated in a release.
JNPT also launched their App service to facilitate better tracking of consignment and ease the trade process for trade partners. The App will allow traders to access all the relevant information about their consignment and port related updates regarding traffic and weather, on their fingertips. The App will keep updating the relevant information at regular intervals, so that traders are abreast with the latest updates. The App will be available on Android and iOS.
JVPT chairman launched the App in the presence of the stakeholders. The chairman requested all stakeholders to use the App and share their feedback and recommendations regularly, so that the App can be upgraded as per the demand of the EXIM community.
JNPT is on a major expansion drive, with some key projects like the on-going work on the mega fourth terminal, developing a centralised parking plaza, improving the port connecting roads and widening of highways and development of coastal berth. The port is also implementing specific processes at the operational level to make it standardised and more efficient across terminals, among many other initiatives in the pipeline.
India is gaining precedence as a favourable trade destination and initiatives at JNPT has been credited for helping India leverage its position in the World Bank Ranking in trading across the borders, from 146 to 80, a jump of 66 points.
JNPT closed 2018 on a high note crossing the 5 million TEUs traffic milestone and in December 2018 alone JNPT handled 4.45 lakh TEUs, which again is the highest volume of container handled recorded in a single month at the port.