JNPT has significantly cut export dwell time of cargo by 30.7 per cent to 63 hours and is in the process of developing an e-market portal for evacuation of import containers within 24 hours from the terminal, reports said.
Export dwell time at JNPT, which was hovering around 91 hours in 2014-15, has been reduced to 63 hours in September 2018. The Ministry of Shipping has been continuously striving for faster cargo evacuation and reduced dwell time at the port, Shipping Secretary, Mr Gopal Krishna, has been quoted as saying.
