ASIA

JNPT Port Trust could lose control of box terminal

21 years ago

A recent diagnostic study undertaken on the Indian port of Jawaharlal Nehru has suggested delaying implementation of the proposed fourth container terminal and also taking away from the port trust operational responsibility for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal. The report also identifies a major bottleneck in container-rail services, which is one of the major reasons for growing congestion at the Port.

According to a local survey, Hong Kong’s share of traffic emanating from southern China fell continuously from 1996 to 2003. This decline may well be halted if the reduced charges can persuade some shippers to tranship containers at Hong Kong which would have previously been placed on direct services out of other southern Chinese ports.

However, controversy surrounds the suggestion that the fourth container terminal is not needed yet since local shipping associations point out that the third terminal will effectively be full shortly after it commences operations.