<p data-path-to-node="5">Further tightening container processing capacity around India’s largest container gateway, the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="111">Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH)</b> has suspended the Customs Cargo Service Provider (CCSP) approval for <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="217">Container Corporation of India Ltd’s (CONCOR)</b> Dronagiri Rail Terminal (DRT) Container Freight Station.</p><p data-path-to-node="6">Issued under Regulation 11(2) of the <i data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="37">Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations (HCCAR), 2009</i>, the immediate suspension follows the detection of serious security deficiencies and theft/pilferage of export cargo at the 59-acre rail-linked facility. The regulatory action temporarily removes a major logistics node capable of handling <b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="337">14,000 TEUs per month</b> from the Nhava Sheva ecosystem.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="8"><b data-path-to-node="8" data-index-in-node="0">Cargo Clearance Protocols, Security Audits, and Cumulative Regional Strain</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="9">The suspension orders outline specific handling rules for existing inventory while compounding broader port-side congestion:</p><ul data-path-to-node="10"><li><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Clearance of Existing Cargo Allowed:</b> In accordance with the July 22, 2026, public notice, cargo present within the Dronagiri CFS prior to the order will be cleared for export or import following standard customs procedures.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Fresh Cargo Receipts Halted:</b> New receipts of import and export cargo at the facility have been stopped, except where Import General Manifests (IGM), Sea Arrival Manifests (SAM), or Shipping Bills/Bills of Entry were filed before July 23 designating the facility as the destination.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Third-Party Security Deficiencies:</b> The enforcement follows a June 25 Customs directive instructing all regional CCSPs to upgrade physical safeguards. Subsequent inspections revealed unaddressed security lapses and unauthorized cargo movement within the terminal boundaries.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">30,000 TEU Monthly Capacity Squeeze:</b> This action marks the second major CFS suspension in the JN Port area within two months following an earlier closure of International Cargo Terminal Pvt Ltd (15,000 TEUs/month) cumulatively reducing regional off-dock handling capacity by nearly <b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="282">30,000 TEUs per month</b> amid ongoing geopolitical trade realignments.</p></li></ul>