NMPA announces measures for cargo affected by West Asia crisis

 

Ground rent waivers, emergency handling and added storage capacity offered

NMPA will accommodate all additional stranded cargo and facilitate emergency discharge for vessels transiting to West Asia. | Photo Credit: FAKRUDDIN H

New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) has announced several measures to mitigate the hardships faced by port users due to ongoing geopolitical disturbances in West Asia.

In a trade notice dated March 17, NMPA announced measures such as facility to store stranded containers in the terminal’s container yards / port storage area till the cargo is shipped out. NMPA and the terminal operator are in constant consultation with Customs authorities to facilitate storage of laden containers from other ports destined to West Asia, as temporary transshipment cargo at NMPA terminal.

The trade notice said that NMPA has sufficient storage capacity to provide additional space for terminal, export-import, and transit cargo