JN Port aims to be among the top 10 global container ports by 2020-21
Bidhu Bhushan Palo | The Dollar Business Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) regime inhibited the growth of major ports, says N.N. Kumar, IRS, Chairman, JNPT Locational advantage, growing demand and policy changes will be the fulcrum around which India’s largest container port, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, aims to transform and grow to one of the top 10 global container ports in the next five years. Recently, the government announced the establishment of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at a cost of around Rs.4,000 crore in phase 1. The project will develop free trade warehousing zones for engineering goods sector, textile and other sectors, says the government. The SEZ could also play a big role ...
