Mumbai, March 10 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has issued a trade notice today regarding the waiver of storage/dwell time charges and reefer plug-in charges for West Asia-bound export containers stranded in the port area due to geopolitical disturbances in the Gulf region.

This move follows the directives issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) on March 6, 2026, which established a "Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Major Ports to mitigate the impact of geo-political disturbances in the Middle East".

"In line with the MoPS&W directives, JNPA is committed to extending all possible assistance to the Export-Import (EXIM) community to tide over this crisis. JNPA have decided to offer a waiver on ...