JNPA Signs MoU with ICPP to Develop Tariff Benchmarking Framework for Ports
This initiative acts as a significant step for JNPA, which handles around half of India’s container trade for sustainable logistics at a national scale.
A strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and Isaac Centre for Public Policy (ICPP), Ashoka University, Delhi. This MoU is to create a reference framework for port authorities to determine tariffs from both cost benchmarking and port benchmarking perspectives across various cargo types and commodities.
The MoU was signed during the event of the flagging-off ceremony of India’s first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries at the Distribution Terminal in JNPA, and with this the port authority has the largest EV truck fleet among India’s ports with sustainable logistics. A heavy-duty battery swapping station was also commissioned.
JNPA aims to convert 90% of its internal heavy truck fleet of about 600 vehicles by December 2026. The induction of these state-of-the-art EV trucks is a significant step towards the pursuit of energy transition in the maritime and logistics ecosystem.
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The deployment of EV trucks here serves as a proof point for India’s broader logistics transformation under PM Gati Shakti and the National Logistics Policy (NLP).
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