JNPA records nearly 12% rise in Oct container traffic 
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JNPA records nearly 12% rise in Oct container traffic

JNPA on Tuesday said container traffic at its port rose 11.86 percent year-on-year to 6,14,651 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in October

PTI

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on Tuesday said container traffic at its port rose 11.86 per cent year-on-year to 6,14,651 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in October.

The port had handled a total of 5,49,487 TEUs of containers in October last year, it added.

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In the previous month, it handled 7.62 million tonnes of total cargo, 2.26 per cent more compared to the total cargo handled in October 2023.

In October 2024, the port said, it handled 562 container rakes and 88,224 TEUs compared to 555 rakes and 88,412 TEUs in the year-ago period.

In the seven months to October, the total container traffic grew 13.12 percent year-on-year to 4,142,134 TEUs of containers, while the total cargo during this period stood at 52.42 million tonnes, recording a 5.6 percent year-on-year growth, it said.

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