Heavy monsoon conditions and a fatal terminal accident are causing major delays to vessel and road operations at the Indian port of Nhava Sheva.
Raigad/JNPT/INNSA is currently under Red Alert due to continuous heavy rainfall and high wind speeds of 70–80 kmph. As a result, port operations have been severely impacted, leading to significant delays in vessel berthing and sailing schedules.
Additionally, heavy rainfall and waterlogging have caused severe road congestion, impacting export container gate-in as well as import container evacuation from the terminals.
Terminal Status:
BMCTPL
The terminal was operational during the daytime yesterday with very slow productivity. Port operations have been suspended since the midnight of 05 July until further notice due to adverse weather conditions. The suspension is resulting in delays to vessel berthing and sailing.
NSICT & NSIGT
Operations are continuing at very slow productivity due to heavy rainfall and strong winds. Terminal operations are being suspended intermittently whenever visibility becomes poor or wind conditions exceed safe operating limits, and resumed only when weather conditions improve.
APMT
Operations remain very slow with poor productivity due to heavy rainfall and high wind speeds. Similar to other terminals, operations are being halted intermittently during periods of poor visibility and unsafe wind conditions, resuming only when weather permits.
NSFT
Operations have been suspended since last night due to heavy rainfall and strong winds. A serious accident occurred at the terminal involving M.V. Dalian. During sludge removal operations, four containers toppled from the vessel onto the sludge removal tanker due to strong winds.
The incident resulted in one fatality and one person sustaining severe injuries. Following the incident, NSFT operations have been suspended until further notice pending investigation and safety clearance.
Road & Traffic Status
Heavy rainfall and waterlogging have resulted in severe traffic congestion on approach roads to JNPT.
Traffic Police have closed the road from Chandni Chowk Parking (approximately 7–8 km from the port) and are releasing trailers in a regulated manner based on traffic conditions to prevent further congestion.
This is expected to further impact export container gate-in and import container evacuation across the terminals.
Given the combination of suspended operations at some terminals, weather-related slowdowns at others, and constrained road access, we are expecting:
- Delays to vessel berthing, sailing, and transhipment connections at Nhava Sheva.
- Longer lead times for both export gate-in and import container pick-up at affected terminals.
- Increased risk of short-notice changes to terminal windows and service rotations
Metro’s operations teams are actively monitoring the situation with our local offices and carriers, and we are working to minimise disruption as far as possible.
Where feasible, we will look at alternative routings or scheduling adjustments and will communicate any material changes affecting your bookings directly.
