Navi Mumbai: JNPA’s efficiency helps India gain the top spot. A month after the record handling performance for the last FY, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India’s premier container port, has achieved another
feat when it set a global benchmark in container cargo handling. According to the Logistics
Performance Index (LPI) Report, 2023, published by the World Bank, JNPA has an impressive
turnaround time (TAT) of just 22 hours (equal to 0.9 days), putting India among the top
performers.
JNPA was able to achieve the feat due to various measures taken in reducing the dwell time.
Most importantly the operational efficiency of the terminal operators has been the biggest
contributor along with better landside- rail and road connectivity, the introduction of Centralised
Parking Plaza (CPP), Digitization of the processes; streamlining berthing and unberthing of
vessels; deploying more tugs for the smooth transition of the vessel etc. are some of the other
initiatives that JNPA has undertaken to facilitate the efficient functioning of the port.
Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman of JNPA, said, “This is exciting news for all of us at JNPA.
Just last month, we achieved a record of handling 6.05 million TEUs in 2022-23, the World
Bank data reiterates that our efficiency parameters are better than many countries as per LPI
2023 report and we as a team are committed to further reducing the logistics cost and time for the
EXIM trade.”
Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman of JNPA, and Shri Unmesh Sharad Wagh, IRS, Deputy
Chairman, JNPA have congratulated the team for this remarkable achievement.
