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Ranked among top global ports by World Bank, Mumbai's JNPA celebrates 34th anniv
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IANS | 26 May, 2023
India's biggest state-run, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), in
Mumbai completes 34 years of operations on Friday (May 26) and now ranks
among the World Bank report of ports that turn around box ships in just
22 hours.
The latest World Bank's Logistics Performance
Index (LPI) Report, 2023 observed that the JNPA 'turns around' box
ships in mere 22 hours (or just 0.9 day), which is considered among the
best in the world.
This distinction came after another
superlative performance by the port this year - hitting a record high
cargo volume of 6.05 Million TEUs till March 2023.
Joining the
celebrations on the eve of the 34th anniversary on Thursday, Union
Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal lavished
praise on the JNPA, terming it as "a world class port that has run
parallel to India's rise as an economic power. The port has played a
very major role in moving goods in steel containers as containerisation
became entrenched in the global supply chain".
"The efficiency
and productivity parameters displayed by JNPA compare well with the best
in the world. This was made possible through a combination of private
partners and port management working as a team to the benefit of India's
export-import community," said Sonowal.
Nestling in the lap of
the country's commercial capital, JNPA has emerged as "an epitome of
excellence, revolutionizing the maritime landscape with its
state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge technology, and unwavering
commitment to efficiency and customer satisfaction" over the past more
than three decades.
Starting with a humble initiative to
decongest the Mumbai Port Authority (MPA), JNPA has risen to become one
of the most advanced and sought-after ports in the region, handling more
than 50 percent of India's container cargo traffic shipped by sea and
serving as a crucial gateway for international trade.
The JNPA is
the only port in the country where the world's top three container
terminal operators - PSA International, D P World and A P M Terminals -
runs facilities, and it's the calling port of all the biggest container
shipping lines to load and unload the steel boxes carrying varied cargo.
As
the country plans to become a USD Five Trillion economy, the JNPA will
be a feather in the cap through all stakeholders, continuous
innovations, expansion and service excellence to make it a global
maritime hub, said JNPA Chairman Sanjay Sethi.
Commemorating the
milestone event, Sonowal honoured and felicitated the top performers
among the trade and JNPA employees, said an official.
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