* Mumbai - Jawaharlal Nehru Port shippers gain from inter-terminal trucking
-- India’s biggest container handler, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, said the introduction of inter-terminal truck transfer procedures aimed at easing gate congestion have produced significant productivity gains for terminals, drayage companies and the trade in general... The inter-terminal process allows truckers to drop off laden export containers at one terminal and pick up import units from the other neighboring facility, requiring only a single gate transaction. It was initially introduced between state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Container Terminal and APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India in early February, and a similar operation between JNCT and DP World’s Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal was introduced at the end of March... JNPT said the inter-terminal trucking system has benefited drayage service providers and other stakeholders, especially shippers, in more ways than one, such as reduced turn times, logistics cost savings and faster clearance of import shipments... The inter-terminal trucking transfer is one in a series of proactive measures JNPT has put in place in the past few months to improve its service levels. These steps included allowing truckers to file documentation electronically for the gate-in of export containers at all terminal gates and a software solution for processing vessel berthing plans. In addition, the port is working with container lines and shipping agents to set up an automated system for issuing import delivery orders to cargo interests...
(Photo: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is showing no signs of getting ahead of the congestion problems that have plagued India's largest container port) -- J.N. Port, Mumbai, India - JOC - Oct 28, 2015Labels: transport and logistics news
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