JNPT handles 3.4 lakh TEUs in August

Mumbai, Sep 6 (UNI) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has achieved an all time record in container handling for the month of August.

The port handled 3,40,394 TEUs during the month of August, breaking its earlier record of 3,31,825 TEUs achieved in the month of March.

The cumulative container traffic at JN Port during the period of April to August, 2007 stood at 1.61 million TEUs as against 1.28 million TEUs last year, said a release today.

The port handled a total of 21.48 million tonnes of cargo that includes 1.60 million tonnes of bulk cargo, during the first five months of the current fiscal as against 17.53 million tonnes last year.

UNI