The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) is considering a plan to soon ferry containers by barge from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) instead of the longer land route. The aim is to bring down congestion in Mumbai, Thane and Bhiwandi.
The plan encompasses developing a large size godown in Mumbai to store the containers, the process for which will begin soon.
When implemented, it will bring down the total number of trailer trucks entering the city by 1,000 daily, in addition to the hundreds of smaller trucks and tempos.
