Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) reported a consistent rise in cargo handling during the calendar year 2025, with growth recorded across container and overall cargo segments. For the calendar year 2025, container throughput at JNPA stood at 7.94 million TEUs, registering a 12.64% increase compared to 7.05 million TEUs handled in calendar year 2024. Overall cargo throughput during CY 2025 reached 99.17 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT), reflecting a 9.86% rise over 90.27 MMT handled in the previous year.
Against this backdrop, JNPA convened a stakeholders’ meeting to review terminal-wise performance, cargo trends, and operational outcomes during the year.
Key performance highlights:
- JNPA achieved highest ever monthly container throughput of 7,11,412 TEUs in Dec’2025 surpassing 6,95,968 TEUs handled in the month Aug’2025.
- NSFT has crossed their monthly container throughput of 1 Lakh TEUs in Dec’25.
- JNPA achieved overall monthly throughput of 8.96 MMT in Dec’2025 by surpassing previous highest of 8.56MMT handled in Aug’2025.
- NSDT has handled highest ever monthly throughput of 2,21,455 MT of Cement in 11 vessels
Commenting on the port’s performance, Gaurav Dayal, IAS, Chairperson, JNPA, said, “The cargo and container volumes recorded during calendar year 2025 indicate stable demand conditions and improved alignment across terminal operations, shipping lines, and service providers. I congratulate the terminal operators on their instrumental role in handling higher volumes during the year. Their operational discipline and coordination across vessel, yard, and evacuation activities contributed to maintaining seamless cargo flow.”
The meeting was attended by representatives from BMCT, NSFT, DP World, GTI, CSLA, NASCOWA, MANSA, LCBUA, JSW, Divya CPP, BCBA, and MSC. The stakeholders’ meeting provided a structured forum to review performance across terminals, identify operational constraints, and discuss measures aimed at ensuring predictable cargo movement and service reliability in the coming months.
