No congestion at port, says JNPT

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust authorities said there is no congestion at the port in response to a news report that more carriers are considering levying a congestion surcharge, reported The Economic Times.

All three terminals of JN Port (JNP Container Terminal, Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal and Gateway Terminals India) are making an all out effort to ensure speedy connection of boxes to vessels for export and to rail/road as well in case of import containers, the port trust said.

A statement from the port said that the average dwelling period of import containers bound for CFSs at JN Port is well within the period of 1.72 days as against the free period. In case of average dwelling period of ICD containers, especially bound for TKD (New Delhi) at individual terminals does not exceed more than 6.42 days, which is well within the free period.

The port added that it had adequate number of pilots for serving various tonnage vessels and no delay has been noticed for sailing and berthing of vessels at JNP.
(Source:www.cargonewsasia.com)