<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">Executing a series of swift operational adjustments,
the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has successfully minimized severe
backlog levels across its container processing terminals. Official operational
updates reveal that the volume of highly delayed, Container Freight Station
(CFS)-bound containers stranded on port floors for over 15 days has plummeted
from 2,500 units down to just 450. Port planners project that the long-standing
backlog will reach negligible levels within the coming week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">The acute terminal yard congestion was initially
triggered by a severe seasonal shortage of heavy vehicle trailer operators
within the port logistics ecosystem, but intensive administrative measures have
successfully restored freight liquidity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">According to data compiled by JNPA’s internal
monitoring desks, daily gate and terminal movements have bounced back to a
healthy 17,425 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), splitting into 7,950 TEUs
of inbound delivery flows and 9,475 TEUs of outbound exports. While the total
standing import pendency at regional CFS yards still hovers at 40,809 TEUs,
daily import discharges are moving steadily at an average of 12,237 TEUs. To
achieve this aggressive evacuation velocity, JNPA implemented a collection of
coordinated field measures: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Multimodal
Rail Interventions:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> To bypass severe driver gaps on
the roads, the port established dedicated cargo rail links, facilitating
the movement of three to four container trains per day directly from
deepwater berths to neighboring staging yards. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Driver
Mobilization Corridors:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> JNPA organized a
highly unusual, dedicated transport train to rapidly ferry heavy vehicle
operators from faraway agricultural hubs including Malda in West Bengal,
eastern Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh straight to the Panvel logistics
cluster in Maharashtra. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Inter-Terminal
Tariff Relief:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The port engaged closely with major
container terminal concessionaires to completely waive Change of Mode of
Transport penalty rates and freeze multiple internal shifting charges,
significantly driving down the economic burden of complex container sorting.
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">The primary driver bottleneck stems from recurring
seasonal migrations, as local trailer crews traditionally return to their
native villages for annual harvest activities and family commitments. However,
this year's labor shortages were heavily exacerbated by regional legislative
election schedules in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, combined with unexpected
disruptions in roadside highway support infrastructure. To maintain momentum,
the Land Port Authority and local customs desks have also streamlined scanning
guidelines, authorizing trailers to clear two stacked containers simultaneously
through scanning portals. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">With gate operations now expanding toward 18,000 TEUs
daily, the port administration anticipates that supply chain networks radiating
from the Nhava Sheva corridor will fully normalize. JNPA’s 24-hour emergency
monitoring cell continues to host daily tactical alignment reviews with
logistics firms, customs brokers, and container terminal networks to ensure
that the current harvest-driven truck shortages do not compromise long-term
export-import (EXIM) cargo commitments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>