Growth pangs of India’s top container port

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A thorough examination of the issues facing Jawaharlal Nehru port in Mumbai, by the knowledgeable P Manoj. The need for expansion gets ever-more urgent ? but problems ranging from mangroves to complex bidding processes have delayed plans for a new terminal ? and now the port wants to split the project in two. Meanwhile, shippers will increasingly require a bigger port ? India’s industrial output in March expanded at the fastest pace in five months.