Mumbai and JNPT port terminals are likely to be shut for traffic for at least a week, as containers fell off a ship after it collided with another vessel on Saturday, blocking the ports' main channel, reported The Hindu.

A senior Mumbai Port official said it would take at least five-six days to clear nearly 250 containers sunk in the main navigation channel. It will be the first time ever that the ports will be shut for such a long time following an accident.

A JNPT official said there had been no movement of ships from or to the port on Monday.