Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust quarantined ship from Iran amid coronavirus

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Navi Mumbai port has five container vessels skipping the schedule

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai, the country’s largest container handler, said it had put a ship that came from Iran, ‘The Moon’, under quarantine for 14 days. The curbs ended on Monday (March 16).

It has Turkish and Indian crew. “The Turkish section had mixed with the local population in Iran for a sizable time period,” a top port official told this publication. “A report is being prepared. It will be reviewed by the port health officer and only after completion of the guided procedures will the vessel will be brought to the berth.” The vessel is