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Sonowal Launches Projects To Expand Capacity At JNPA
PORTS & SHIPPING

Sonowal Launches Projects To Expand Capacity At JNPA

Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched multiple projects worth nearly Rs 20 billion in order to expand capacity at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPA), according to an official statement. The statement further said JNPA is amongst top global ports and India's largest port. It has crossed 10+ million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity in January 2025 and is poised to achieve 10 million TEUs throughput by 2027. 

In 2024, the port handled highest ever container volume of 7.05 million TEUs, performing at more than 90 per cent capacity, it added. According to the statement, it had an annual growth of 11 per cent Y-o-Y last year as compared to the previous calendar year. 

Major MoUs (memorandums of understanding) were signed in the presence of Sonowal for the development of the Vadhavan Port Project. As part of the Rs 20 billion capacity enhancement projects at JNPA, Sonowal also launched the development of a state-of-the-art Agro Processing Facility. 

Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched multiple projects worth nearly Rs 20 billion in order to expand capacity at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPA), according to an official statement. The statement further said JNPA is amongst top global ports and India's largest port. It has crossed 10+ million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity in January 2025 and is poised to achieve 10 million TEUs throughput by 2027. In 2024, the port handled highest ever container volume of 7.05 million TEUs, performing at more than 90 per cent capacity, it added. According to the statement, it had an annual growth of 11 per cent Y-o-Y last year as compared to the previous calendar year. Major MoUs (memorandums of understanding) were signed in the presence of Sonowal for the development of the Vadhavan Port Project. As part of the Rs 20 billion capacity enhancement projects at JNPA, Sonowal also launched the development of a state-of-the-art Agro Processing Facility. 

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