JNPT maintains 80% of import activity in April

Import cargo handling last month was at 80% of April 2019 levels at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), as the port, which is also known as Nhava Sheva, handled 283,802 teu.

Overall throughput was down by 37% when compared to April 2019 levels, although exports are starting to pick up as factories in the hinterland open up due to revised lockdown norms issued by the Indian government, noted the port authority.

During April, the port handled 167 vessels, with turnaround times approving from 39 hours in the corresponding month last year to 33 hours.