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JNPA Climbs To 21st Among World's Top Container Ports
JNPA is a major container port near Navi Mumbai, India.
A new report placed it 21st among the world’s top 30 container ports.
It was ranked 28th in 2025, so it moved up seven places.
The port handled 13.6% more containers than during the first half of 2025.
This happened while global trade faced disruptions linked in the article to the US-Iran conflict.
JNPA said it took steps to keep cargo moving.
The port has five container terminals and other cargo facilities.
It is also developing a new deep-water port called Vadhvan Port.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority ranked 21st in Alphaliner’s H1 2026 list of the world’s top 30 container ports.
JNPA rose seven positions from 28th in 2025.
The port recorded 13.6% container-throughput growth compared with H1 2025.
JNPA introduced measures to maintain cargo movement and EXIM trade during global trade disruptions.
The authority operates five container terminals and is developing the Vadhvan Port project in Maharashtra.
- Who
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, its chairperson Gaurav Dayal, terminal operators and other port stakeholders.
- What
- JNPA was ranked 21st among the world’s top 30 container ports in Alphaliner’s H1 2026 review.
- Where
- JNPA is in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- When
- The ranking covers the first half of 2026 and was reported on August 27, 2026.
- Why
- JNPA rose after recording 13.6% container-throughput growth and taking measures to maintain cargo operations during trade disruptions.
Key facts
- Global ranking
- 21st among the world’s top 30 container ports
- Previous ranking
- 28th in 2025
- Throughput growth
- 13.6% compared with H1 2025
- Ranking provider
- Alphaliner, which tracks container port performance by throughput
- Container terminals
- Five: NSFT, NSICT, NSIGT, BMCT and APMT
- Port area
- 277 hectares
- Planned development
- Vadhvan Port, described as an all-weather, deep-draft greenfield port
Quotes
Gaurav Dayal, IAS
Chairperson of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
“Their combined efforts have strengthened JNPA's capacity to provide dependable and effective cargo-handling services, especially in tackling the intricacies of worldwide trade interruptions throughout the year. We will build on this momentum to further elevate JNPA's ranking as one of the top container ports in the world”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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