Heavy Metal Scrap Containers Barred At Two Indian Port

In a bid to ease out congestion at Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Nhava Sheva in India, the Indian Government has restricted accepting heavy metal scrap containers at the two leading ports.

This restriction will be in effect for 60 days.

The decision follows a meeting of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce G K Pillai with JNPT Chairman, representatives of department of shipping, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Ministry of Railways, and CONCOR among others, an official statement said.

It was noted that the congestion is largely due to the HMS containers meant for Dhandari Kalan Inland Container Depot at Ludhiana.

As on July 30, 2004, 3,280 and 2,100 such containers were pending at JNP and Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal, respectively.

Moreover, Dhandari Kalan, which does not have the capacity to handle such a load, also faced the problem of slow clearance.