Archive · 22 Aug 2026
JNPA Starts Double-Stack DFC Operations To Speed Cargo Evacuation
JNPA is a major port in Navi Mumbai.
It has started using special trains that can carry stacked containers over long distances.
The first train carried 360 containers of imported goods.
It left the port at 7 p.m.
on August 21 and was heading to CGMV.
The cargo came through the BMCT terminal.
JNPA says these trains can move more goods at once.
This could help containers leave the port faster and reach inland destinations sooner.
The authority also expects the system to make cargo deliveries more predictable.
JNPA began long-haul double-stack operations on the Dedicated Freight Corridor.
The first rake carried 360 TEUs of import cargo from JNPA to CGMV.
The rake departed at 7 p.m. on August 21 with cargo from PSA-operated BMCT.
The operation is intended to increase rail-based EXIM cargo evacuation and reduce import dwell time.
JNPA said DFC connectivity should cut transit times and ease logistics bottlenecks.
- Who
- The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA).
- What
- JNPA commenced long-haul double-stack freight operations on the Dedicated Freight Corridor.
- When
- The first rake departed at 7 p.m. on August 21.
- Where
- It departed from JNPA in Navi Mumbai and was bound for CGMV.
- Why
- To move larger volumes of EXIM cargo more efficiently, reduce import dwell time and ease logistics bottlenecks.
- First operation
- The first long-haul double-stack rake departed JNPA.
- Cargo volume
- The rake carried 360 TEUs of import cargo.
- Departure
- The train left at 7 p.m. on August 21.
- Destination
- The rake was bound for CGMV.
- Cargo terminal
- The cargo arrived through the BMCT terminal operated by PSA.
- Expected benefits
- Higher rail capacity, faster evacuation, shorter transit times and reduced logistics bottlenecks.