Also showing its prowess in handling non-containerised cargo, Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JN Port) registered an all-time high bulk cargo throughput of 8.5 million tonnes in 2018-19. This was a 5.58 per cent increase over 2017-18, as per a communiqué.
Its total overall throughput was over 70 million tonnes in the just-concluded fiscal, inclusive of bulk and liquid.
Meanwhile, in its core competency, the port ended FY 19 on a high note by handling 5.13 million teus, which also included 4.71 lakh teus in March 2019, the highest in a month. It had handled 4.83 million teus in 2017-18.
Besides, as part of the effort to automate procedures and digitalise processes, JN Port has discontinued Manual Form 13 and Form 11 and now has e-versions. It also has RFID-enabled gate automation systems in order to provide faster and efficient entry/exit for container trucks.
And it plans to further enhance efficiency with the addition of 3 mobile scanners and a drive through scanner equipped with the latest technology, the communiqué said.
