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Container boom causes logjam at Nhava Sheva. Containers are being R20;severelyR21; delayed at India?s largest port, following a double-digit increase in container volumes during April and May. Maersk Line said it was factoring-in R20;severe congestionR21; because of the increased volumes at Nhava Sheva, which has three terminals, JNPCT, NSICT and GTI. The line predicted the situation could last R20;for some timeR21;. They also said that current yard inventory had exceeded normal limits, and as a result, there were restrictions on moving imported containers from the port to inland terminals, creating long dwell times.
Figures recently released by the Indian Ports Association reveal that container volumes at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), which operates much of the port, increased by almost 17% year-on-year.
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