Operating Performance Profile

Total Traffic

JN Port handled 92.12 million tonnes of total cargo during the financial year 2024-25, increase of 7.34% as compared to the previous year. The containerized cargo was 83.97 million tonnes (91.16%), liquid cargo was 5.85 million tonnes (6.35%) & remaining 2.30 million tonnes (2.49%) was miscellaneous cargo of Dry Bulk (Cement) & Break Bulk.

The break-up of cargo handled at JN Port is as under:

Total Traffic In million tonnes
  2023-24 2024-25
Discharge 49.81 51.83
Loading 33.93 35.15
Transhipment 2.08 5.14
Total 85.82 92.12

Container Traffic

JN Port handled 7.30 million TEUs of container traffic during the financial year 2024-25, increase of 13.55% from the previous annual container handling of 6.43 million TEUs during the year 2023-24. Of the total traffic of 7.30 million TEUs, the share of BMCT was 2.27 million TEUs (31.09%), the share of GTI was 2.08 million TEUs (28.47%), the share of NSICT was 1.21 million TEUs (16.54%), 1.13 million TEUs (15.48%) were contributed by NSIGT, 0.59 million TEUs (8.14%), were contributed by NSFT and remaining 0.020 million TEUs (0.28%) were handled by NSDT. The container handled at JNPA constitute about 53.93% of total container traffic handled by all Major Ports (13.541 million TEUs).

The break-up of container traffic handled at JN Port is given below

Container Traffic In TEUs    
  2023-24 2024-25  
  NSDT NSFT NSICT APMT NSIGT BMCT NSDT NSFT NSICT APMT NSIGT BMCT  
Containers Unload 3,240 265,378 512,183 818,715 489,304 1,021,461 9,471 259,016 566,612 991,017 511,030 1,120,934  
Container Load 4,708 270,499 570,146 738,741 604,718 968,010 9,416 239,272 572,677 980,482 584,925 996,946  
Conatiners Transhipment 00 26,277 49,909 31,029 17,816 38,310 1,558 95,972 68,440 107,462 33,978 152,301  
Total of Terminal 7,948 562,154 1,132,238 1,588,485 1,111,838 2,027,781 20,445 594,260 1,207,729 2,078,961 1,129,933 2,270,181  
JN Port Total 6,43,444   7,301,509    

Bulk Traffic

The total Bulk cargo handled during the year 2024-25 was 8.15 million Tonnes as against 7.69 million tonnes handled in the previous year. The increase in Bulk Traffic is 5.92% over previous year. Commodity wise Bulk Cargo Traffic is given below:

Commodity In tonnes
  2023-24 2024-25 % Variation over
previous year
Liquid Bulk 5,884,690 5,851,648 -0.56
Cement and Other Dry Bulk Cargo 1,589,545 1,802,117 13.37
Break Bulk 217,471 493,412 126.89
Total Bulk 7,691,706 8,147,177 5.92

The break-up of Import-Export of bulk cargo is given below:

Bulk Traffic In Million Tonnes
  2023-24 2024-25
Discharge 6.565 7.175
Loading 1.126 0.972
Transhipment - -
Total 7.691 8.147

Vessels Handled

During the year 2024-25, a total of 3,920 cargo handling vessels sailed from JN Port as against 3498 vessels in the previous year. The year witnessed 12% increase in total sailed vessels. The break-up is given below:

Types of Vessel* In Nos.
  2023-24 2024-25
Container NSFT 433 390
NSDT 19 38
NSICT 662 715
APMT 394 511
NSIGT 372 370
BMCT 863 1077
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   89 91
BREAK BULK   60 113
LIQUID   606 615
Total 3,498 3,920

Container movement by Rail

This year the rail traffic (In Tonnes) has increased by 2.36% as compared to previous year.

ICD Traffic - JN PORT

A total of 1,077,425 TEUs were handled through 6,798 rakes during the year 2024-25 as against 1,052,572 TEUs handled through 6,421 rakes in the previous year, showing an increase in rail traffic by 2.36%. The break-up is as under:-

ICD Traffic(In TEUs) 2023-24 2024-25 % Variation over
previous year
Import 530,061 533,130 0.58%
Export 522,511 544,295 4.17%
Total 1,052,572 1,077,425 2.36%
NO. OF Rakes 6,421 6,798 5.87%
 
 

 

Cargo handled at JNPA’s Anchorage

JNPA handled 16,727 tonnes of cargo at JNPA Anchorage during FY 2024-25

Vessel Performance

Average Berth Stay:

The average berth stay of vessels at JNPA is 0.97 days.

Types of Vessel* Average on berth stay in days
  2023-24 2024-25
CONTAINER NSFT 0.73 0.74
NSICT 0.72 0.67
APMT 0.98 1.10
NSIGT 0.79 0.76
BMCT 0.82 0.91
NSDT 1.31 0.87
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   2.53 2.93
BREAK BULK   0.91 1.0
LIQUID At Berth 1.43 1.44
Overall   0.96 0.97

 

Average Pre-Berth Waiting Time (Port Account):

The average Pre-Berthing Waiting Time of vessels at JNPA decreased from 0.24 days to 0.23 days.

Types of Vessel* Average pre-berthing waiting time (Port Account in days)
  2023-24 2024-25
Container NSFT 0.00 0.01
NSICT 0.04 0.06
APMT 0.02 0.03
NSIGT 0.03 0.05
BMCT 0.01 0.01
NSDT 0.01 0.48
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   0.46 0.78
BREAK BULK   0.23 0.68
LIQUID   1.20 1.03
Overall   0.24 0.23

 

Total Average Turn round time (Pilot Boarding to Pilot De-Boarding):

The Average Turn round time of vessels from Pilot Boarding to Pilot De-Boarding (Total A/c) at JNPA increased from 1.08 days to 1.10 days.

Types of Vessel* Average Turn Round Time(Total in days)
  2023-24 2024-25
Container NSFT 0.85 0.84
NSICT 0.84 0.84
APMT 1.10 1.15
NSIGT 0.93 0.95
BMCT 0.93 0.95
NSDT 1.44 1.36
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   2.66 3.06
BREAK BULK   1.01 1.12
LIQUID   1.57 1.56
Overall   1.08 1.10

 

Average Turn round time:

The average Turn round time of vessels (Total A/c.) at JNPA decreased from 1.84 days to 1.83 days.

Types of Vessel* Average Turn Round Time(Total in days)
  2023-24 2024-25
Container NSFT 1.09 1.31
NSICT 1.11 1.18
APMT 1.25 1.44
NSIGT 1.07 1.19
BMCT 1.25 1.38
NSDT 2.27 2.67
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   3.36 3.86
BREAK BULK   1.36 1.80
LIQUID   4.67 4.05
Overall   1.84 1.83

 

Average Parcel Size:

The average parcel size of container vessels increased from 2,344 TEUs to 2,355 TEUs.

Types of Vessel* Average Parcel Size
  2023-24 2024-25
Container NSFT 15,540 Tonnes
1,298 TEUs
17,751 Tonnes
1,524 TEUs
NSICT 21,522 Tonnes
1,710 TEUs
20,474 Tonnes
1,689 TEUs
APMT 48,201 Tonnes
4,032 TEUs
45,813 Tonnes
4,068 TEUs
NSIGT 36,410 Tonnes
2,989 TEUs
34,039 Tonnes
3,054 TEUs
BMCT 28,381 Tonnes
2,350 TEUs
24,221 Tonnes
2,108 TEUs
NSDT 6,373 Tonnes
418 TEUs
8,307 Tonnes
538 TEUs
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   17,860 Tonnes 19,803 Tones
BREAK BULK   3625 Tonnes 4344 Tonnes
LIQUID   9,711 Tonnes 9,503 Tonnes
Overall   24,533 Tonnes 23,500 Tonnes

 

Output Per Ship Berth Day:

The average Output Per Ship Berth Day decreased from 28,648  tons to 26,893 tons.

Types of Vessel* Output per ship berth day
  2023-24 2024-25
Container NSFT 21,198 Tonnes
1,771 TEUs
23,379 Tonnes
2,179 TEUs
NSICT 29,880 Tonnes
2,374 TEUs
28,591 Tonnes
2,359 TEUs
APMT 49,108 Tonnes
4,108 TEUs
44,706 Tonnes
3,970 TEUs
NSIGT 45,868 Tonnes
3,765 TEUs
41,719 Tonnes
3,743 TEUs
BMCT 34,766 Tonnes
2,878 TEUs
29,028 Tonnes
2,529 TEUs
NSDT 4,865 Tonnes
319 TEUs
6,788 Tonnes
440 TEUs
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   7,069 Tonnes 6,767 Tonnes
BREAK BULK   3999 Tonnes 4,343 Tonnes
LIQUID   6,795 Tonnes 6,621 Tonnes
Overall   28,647 Tonnes 26,893 Tonnes

 

Berth Occupancy:

The berth occupancy increased from 64.47% to 65.05%.

Types of Vessel* Berth Occupancy(%)
  2023-24 2024-25
Container NSFT 57.82 74.73
NSICT 65.14 70.14
APMT 66.73 71.73
NSIGT 80.90 82.71
BMCT 64.16 78.04
NSDT 20.40 25.48
DRY BULK (CEMENT)   76.44 72.96
BREAK BULK   29.72 61.93
LIQUID   66.86 48.28
Overall   64.47 65.05