State-run Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority said it has made “alternate arrangements” to handle export-import (EXIM) containers at the self-operated container terminal after a ransomware attack disrupted the facility’s IT systems on Monday.
The port authority, however, claimed that the system disruption has not affected cargo operations at Jawaharlal Nehru Container Terminal (JNPCT).
“There has been a technical issue at JNPCT, one of the five container terminals at JN Port. Government agencies are working to resolve it. While there is a system disruption, there has been no effect on the cargo operations at JNPCT. To ensure business continuity, a standard operating procedure has been chalked out for an interim period for handling EXIM containers at JNPCT through alternate arrangements from February 23,” a spokesperson for the port said, noting that the other four container terminals operating at J N Port were not impacted by the technical glitch.
Shipping industry sources said carriers calling at JNPCT could approach the other terminals for serving their customers.