Mumbai - January 2014: DP World's Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) has once again reinforced its position as the leading container terminal in India, setting a new benchmark for the industry. In what can be described as a highlight for the terminal, as well as the port authority, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, with NSICT handling the MSC Susanna - the longest ship ever to berth at India's largest container gateway port.

The MSC Susanna is deployed on the Mediterranean Shipping Company's/Shipping Corporation of India's ISES Service bound for Europe. At 336.66 m, the MSC Susanna is the longest vessel to traverse the Mumbai channel, and is a testament to the efforts and commitment by the Port Authority in improving the marine infrastructure at JN Port with its dredging project.

Speaking on the occasion Ajay Singh, CEO, DP World Nhava Sheva said "We welcome the latest addition to NSICT's portfolio of vessels. At DP World Nhava Sheva we are constantly striving both to meet our customers' needs today and tomorrow, and occasions like this one reflect our ability to meet the changing dynamics of the container shipping industry."

NSICT was set up in 1997 and is India's first private-public partnership in the ports sector. DP World operates five container terminals in India, in Mumbai (JNPT), Chennai, Cochin, Mundra and Vishakhapatnam and supports a significant portion of India's international containerised trade.