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The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), successful compliance with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways directives, has waived storage/dwell charges and Reefer Plug-in charges for West Asia-bound export containers stranded astatine the larboard country owed to geopolitical disturbances successful that region.
This is to mitigate the hardships faced by the larboard users owed to the ongoing war.
For the payment of the trading community, JNPA has provided installation for retention of stranded containers successful the terminal’s instrumentality yards till the cargo is shipped out.
“The larboard authorization and the terminal operators are successful changeless consultation with Customs Authorities to facilitate retention of laden containers from different ports destined to West Asia arsenic impermanent transshipment cargo astatine JNPA terminals,” the larboard authorization said.
JNPA said it is besides providing further retention country to the terminals for stacking specified further cargo.
ln summation to the above, JNPA successful relation with its Terminal Operators has decided springiness 100% waiver connected crushed rent/dwell clip charges up to 15 days (from 0000 hours connected 28.02.2026 up to 2400 hours connected 14.03.2026) for containers which were lying wrong the terminals from 28 February 2026 oregon those which had gated successful till 0700 hours connected 08.03.2026.
All terminal operators person been asked to waive 80% of the Reefer Plug- successful charges up to 15 days (from 0000 hours connected 28.02.2026 till 2400 hours connected 14.03.2026) to those stranded reefer containers loaded with perishable goods, which were lying wrong from 28 February 2026 oregon those which had gated successful astatine 0700 hours connected 08.03.2026.
The shipping lines, non-vessel operating communal bearer (NVOCC), Freight Forwarders person been directed to guarantee that these benefits are passed connected to the existent exporters.
