Another monthly record for JNPA
NewsIn August 2024, India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) set a new record by handling 639,336 TEU.
JNPA breaks monthly record in July as it seeks bids for Vadhvan land reclamation
JNPA set a new monthly container record as it advances its Vadhvan port project and invites bids for land reclamation and offshore works.
India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has achieved a record monthly container throughput, handling 603,219 TEU in July 2024.
This surpasses the previous record of 594,793 TEU handled in March 2024 and reflects a 16.39% year-on-year growth, according to JNPA.
In July 2024, JNPA handled 7.54 million tonnes of cargo, a 9.09% increase compared to July 2023.
For the year-to-date 2024-2025, JNPA has processed 29.53 million tonnes of cargo and 2,291,366 TEU from April to July 2024, marking increases of 5.82% and 12.07%, respectively, over the previous year.
“The impressive growth rate of JNPA is a token of how all the terminals at JNPA are operating efficiently and at par with global standards,” the port said.
JNPA operates five key container terminals: NhavaSheva Free Port Terminals (NSFT), Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT-DP World), APM Terminals (GTI-APM Terminals), Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) and Nhava Sheva (India) Gateway Terminal (NSIGT-DP World).
Vadhavn progress
The port is also advancing an all-weather, deep-draft, greenfield container port project at Vadhvan in Maharashtra, with a total cost of Rs. 76,220 crore (approximately US$9.15 billion).
The project, which recently gained environmental approval from the Maharashtra state, will be executed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited (VPPL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed through a partnership between JNPA and the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB).
Last month, JNPA invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) for a Rs. 20,647 crore project, which includes land reclamation and offshore protection works.
Specifically, the tender calls for dredging of the approach channel, and harbour basin, dredging of material for filling/reclamation of a total offshore area of 1,227 ha and maintenance of the developed area. Bids would be evaluated based on the lowest assessed bid price.
The port, which is set to be developed in two phases, aims to handle 23.2 million TEU by 2040, with Phase 1 expected to handle 6.85 million TEU by 2030.
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