DP World seeks more time to run terminal within Jawaharlal Nehru port

DP World will seek extension of the concession for its terminal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, which is due to lapse next year, a top company official said Monday. Speaking to journalists in New Delhi, Hemant Kumar Ruia, Country Manager of DP World India Subcontinent said discussions are currently underway on their request.

"We have asked for an extension," Ruia said while responding to queries on the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT).

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JN Port had entered into a 30-year license agreement on July 3, 1997 for NSICT on a build operate transfer (BOT) basis. The project was then led by Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O Ports), Australia. It commissioned in April 1999 as India's first private container terminal. DP World acquired NSICT in 2006 when it took over P&O Ports.

The present capacity of the NSICT is assessed at 20.5 million tonnes per annum. JNPA handled a record-breaking 102.01 million tonnes (MT) during fiscal 2025-26.

Ruia reiterated DP World's pledge to invest an additional $5 billion in India to strengthen its integrated supply chain network, which supports both exports and domestic trade.

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The global logistics giant is already spending around $ 500 million for constructing a mega-container terminal at Tuna-Tekra near the existing Deendayal Port (Gujarat). Commenting on the same, He said this terminal should be ready next year with cargo operations starting nearer to December 2027.

Ruia noted the container build up at Indian ports due to the West Asia crisis has eased and "as of now, it's business as usual."