{"id":16348,"date":"2025-09-06T19:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=16348"},"modified":"2025-09-06T19:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T19:02:13","slug":"indias-largest-container-terminal-inaugurated-at-jnpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=16348","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Largest Container Terminal Inaugurated At JNPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

India\u2019s Largest Container Terminal Inaugurated At JNPA
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India inaugurated the second phase of the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on September 4, 2025.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore\u2019s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong joined the ceremony virtually, which officials said marked the largest single foreign direct investment (FDI) in India\u2019s port sector.<\/p>\n

The expansion has doubled BMCT\u2019s handling capacity from 2.4 million TEUs to 4.8 million TEUs, making it the country\u2019s largest standalone container terminal. With this expansion, JNPA\u2019s total capacity has crossed 10 million TEUs, making it the first Indian port to reach this milestone.<\/p>\n

The \u20b97,915-crore project was developed through a 30-year public-private partnership between JNPA and PSA International, Singapore\u2019s global port operator. PSA said the $1.3 billion investment is its largest in India so far.<\/p>\n

The company has been operating in India since 1998, running container terminals in Mumbai and Chennai and container freight stations in Mumbai and Mundra through its subsidiary PSA Ameya. It also collaborates with its affiliate supply chain business, PSA BDP.<\/p>\n

BMCT is equipped with a 2,000-metre quay and deep draft berths designed to handle some of the world\u2019s largest container vessels with a carrying capacity of up to 18,000 TEUs. The facility has 24 ship-to-shore cranes, 72 rubber-tyred gantry cranes, and several rail-mounted gantry cranes to speed up cargo movement.<\/p>\n

JNPA chairman Unmesh Wagh said the project was completed ahead of schedule and added that JNPA has now become India\u2019s largest container port.<\/p>\n

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated JNPA and PSA on their collaboration. He said the state is now the number one cargo handler in India and added that once Vadhavan Port is operational, Maharashtra will join the ranks of the world\u2019s top 10 ports.<\/p>\n

Union minister of state for ports, shipping and waterways Shantanu Thakur emphasised that the use of renewable-powered cranes at the terminal and the planned memorandum of understanding between India and Singapore for a \u201cgreen and digital shipping corridor\u201d demonstrate India\u2019s commitment to sustainability.<\/p>\n

References: Hindustan Times, TOI<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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India\u2019s Largest Container Terminal Inaugurated At JNPA Image Credits: JNPA\/Facebook India inaugurated the second phase of the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on September 4, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore\u2019s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong joined the ceremony virtually, which officials said marked the largest single foreign direct […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-16348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16348\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}