JNPA records high growth in container traffic in FY 2023

05 Apr 2023 CW Team

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) said that container traffic reached a new high of 6.05 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in FY23, up 6.4% from the previous year. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, total container traffic at the port was 5.68 million TEUs.

The total traffic handled at the port during the recently finished fiscal year was 83.86 MMT, a 10.35 percent increase over the previous year's total traffic of 76 MMT.

"This proves our commitment towards making the Port a perfect getaway for EXIM trade. It is a token of port's consistent efforts and commitment to providing best services to our clients," said Sanjay Sethi, Chairman, JNPA. The port during the year also handled 6,504 container rakes and 1,022,951 TEUs as compared to 6,278 rakes and 1,008,079 TEUs during corresponding period of FY22, JNPA said.

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