Congestion * India - Port Nehru Seeks Help for
Backlog of import boxes reaches alarming levels
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Mumbai,India -The Journal of Commerce Online -Jun 12, 2009: -- A severe terminal congestion at India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru prompted port management to seek immediate intervention with Container Corp. of India, the state-owned intermodal logistics provider... The move comes after the backlog of import boxes, destined for northern inland container depots, reached alarming levels at the private terminals operated by DP World and A.P. Moller-Maersk... After reviewing the situation, Nehru earlier agreed to allocate an additional dedicated rail line to facilitate quicker evacuation of accumulated boxes from the DP World facility... Nearly sixty percent of India’s containerized traffic moves through the west coast hub. In fiscal 2008-09 ended March 31, volume at the three terminals totaled 3.95 million TEUs compared with 4.06 million TEUs the previous year...
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