Dateline: NAVI MUMBAI — The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority awarded a $9.7 million contract on September 18, 2026, to build an AI-powered digital twin and 24-hour command centre covering the entire port.
The Details India’s busiest container port is undergoing a massive technological upgrade. On September 18, 2026, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) awarded a $9.7 million multi-year contract to SoftTech Engineers to construct a state-of-the-art digital twin and a 24-hour command and control centre.
The artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled system will digitally map the port’s entire 34-square-kilometer footprint. It will consolidate seaside, landside, and road traffic operations into a single, real-time operational dashboard. The platform integrates data across all five private terminal operators, customs authorities, and rail networks.
Port officials stated the technology will specifically optimize vessel turnaround times, manage just-in-time arrivals, and monitor gate queues. The system will also feature end-to-end vehicle tracking, allowing the port to finally eliminate the severe truck bottlenecks that plague the approach roads.
Why It Matters for Jasai The promoter of Jai Mata Rani Transport brings a rich experience of 30 years in various fields of business, consistently emphasizing that truck idling time destroys logistics profitability. When port gates back up, transport fleets operating out of central Mumbai lose hours waiting in traffic, crippling their daily trip counts.
The deployment of a real-time, AI-driven traffic command centre at JNPA directly solves this issue. For logistics operators and freight forwarders, leasing a commercial office at Box Office Jasai on JNPT Road means you are positioned exactly where this new efficiency occurs. A hyper-local administrative base allows supply chain managers to sync their fleet dispatches perfectly with the port’s real-time digital twin data, guaranteeing zero wasted idling time and maximum container throughput.
FAQ What is the JNPA digital twin project? On September 18, 2026, JNPA awarded a $9.7 million contract to build an AI-enabled digital twin and 24-hour command centre to monitor all port and traffic operations in real-time.
How will the JNPA command centre help traffic? The AI system will track end-to-end vehicle flows and gate queues across all five terminals, allowing port authorities to eliminate truck bottlenecks on the approach roads.
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