JNPT’s container cargo visitors rises 65.38% in May

Container cargo visitors at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) recorded a 65.38 per cent development in May at 4,54,385 TEUs (twenty-foot equal items) over 2,74,755 TEUs in the identical month final 12 months.
Also, the rail operations on the port dealt with 86,452 TEUs of inland container depot (ICD) visitors, from 551 rakes through the earlier month, clocking a rail-coefficient of 19.03 per cent, JNPT mentioned in an announcement.
The port has witnessed a gradual surge in cargo dealing with regardless of the varied challenges confronted through the previous few months, it mentioned, including in May 2021, the port carried out a bunch of measures to make the enterprise environment friendly, economical and opportune for the EXIM neighborhood.
Also through the month, the port in its struggle towards COVID-19, efficiently executed the dealing with of 327.632 metric tonnes (MT) of liquid medical oxygen and medical equipment, it mentioned.

The port has been guaranteeing the motion of vessels carrying oxygen stays unhindered and is giving utmost precedence to such consignments, JNPT mentioned, including a complete of 278.272 MT liquid oxygen and 49.36 MT Medical equipment have been dealt with on the port for distribution to hospitals for COVID therapy.
Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT, mentioned, “We maintained our good performance in May 2021 and JNPT will continue to contribute towards the endeavour to battle the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic affecting the country.”
JNPT will proceed to increase utmost precedence within the dealing with of oxygen containers and different medical equipment serving to the nation to beat this disaster, he added.