Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) or JLN Port, also known as Nhava Sheva Port, is the second largest container port in India after Mundra Port.[4][5] Located in Navi Mumbai's Raigad district, this port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek. It's a nodal city of Navi Mumbai.[6] Its common name derives from the names of Nhava and Sheva villages that are situated here. This port is also the terminal of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in 2017 with Belpada Canal on the top left and HMM container ship at bottom
JN Port is the second largest container handling port in India after Mundra Port,[7][8] crossing 4 million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units) in container throughout consecutively for the last five years.
JNP consist of a full-fledged Custom House, 30 Container Freight Stations and connectivity to 52 Inland Container Depots across the country. The hinterland connectivity both by rail and road is being further strengthened by ongoing projects like the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), which will increase the existing train capacity of 27 to 100 trains per day; Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) and widening of the Port road connectivity. Its proximity to the Cities of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune; airports; hotels, exhibition centres, etc. gives the Port an extra edge to address the shippers’ needs, efficiently and promptly.
Facilities
The JNP Trust (JNPT) Container Terminal is operated by JNPT. It has a quay length of 680 metres (2,230 ft) with 3 berths.[9]
The Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) is leased to a consortium led by P & O, now a part of DP World. Commissioned in July 2000, it has a 600 metres (2,000 ft) quay length with two berths. It can handle up to 62.15 million tons of cargo.[10] NSICT was India’s first privately managed container terminal. In the year 2006, GTI (Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd), a third container terminal operated by APM Terminals, with the capacity to handle 1.3 Million TEUs was commissioned. A new standalone container terminal by the name of NSIGT having a quay length of 330 m and a capacity of 12.5 Million Tonnes will be fully operational by July 2016. The fourth container terminal, Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (PSA Mumbai), is developed and operated by PSA International. The Phase 1 with capacity of 2.4 Million TEUs p.a. had completed in Dec 2017. The terminal will have full capacity of 4.8 Million TEUs p.a. and a quay length of 2,000 m by the completion of Phase 2.
JNPT view from seaside
In 2006, the port implemented the logistics data tagging of containers.[11] JNPT houses India’s best logistics connectivity with facilitation from Container Freight Stations and Logistics parks owned by government as well as private players namely Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation, DRT, Gateway District Park, Allcargo, Avashya, Continental Warehousing, Ameya Logistics, TransIndia and Contegrate Entrepot. JNPT authorities have been trying to implement direct port delivery model of the containers, a first of its kind model promoted under the ease of doing business in India.
Traffic
JNPT view from portside
Major exports from Jawaharlal Nehru Port are textiles, sporting goods, carpets, textile machinery, boneless meat, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The main imports are chemicals, machinery, plastics, electrical machinery, vegetable oils and aluminum and other non-ferrous metals. The port handles cargo traffic mostly originating from or destined for Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, as well as most of North India.
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust JNPT or JLN Port also known as Nhava Sheva Port is the second largest container port in India after Mundra Port 4 5 Located in Navi Mumbai s Raigad district this port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek It s a nodal city of Navi Mumbai 6 Its common name derives from the names of Nhava and Sheva villages that are situated here This port is also the terminal of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Jawaharlal Nehru Port TrustJawaharlal Nehru Port Trust JNPT in 2017 with Belpada Canal on the top left and HMM container ship at bottomLocationCountry IndiaLocationNavi Mumbai s Raigad district MaharashtraCoordinates18 57 N 72 57 E 18 950 N 72 950 E 18 950 72 950 1 DetailsOperated byJawaharlal Nehru Port TrustOwned byGovernment of IndiaStatisticsAnnual cargo tonnageBulk 7 88 million tons 2010 11 2 Container 56 43 million tons 2010 11 Annual container volume5 05 million TEU 2018 19 3 Websitejnport wbr gov wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Traffic 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe port was established on 26 May 1989 JN Port is the second largest container handling port in India after Mundra Port 7 8 crossing 4 million TEUs Twenty foot equivalent units in container throughout consecutively for the last five years JNP consist of a full fledged Custom House 30 Container Freight Stations and connectivity to 52 Inland Container Depots across the country The hinterland connectivity both by rail and road is being further strengthened by ongoing projects like the Dedicated Freight Corridor DFC which will increase the existing train capacity of 27 to 100 trains per day Multi Modal Logistics Park MMLP and widening of the Port road connectivity Its proximity to the Cities of Mumbai Navi Mumbai and Pune airports hotels exhibition centres etc gives the Port an extra edge to address the shippers needs efficiently and promptly Facilities EditThe JNP Trust JNPT Container Terminal is operated by JNPT It has a quay length of 680 metres 2 230 ft with 3 berths 9 A container ship of Wan Hai Lines Ltd at JNPT in 2016The Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal NSICT is leased to a consortium led by P amp O now a part of DP World Commissioned in July 2000 it has a 600 metres 2 000 ft quay length with two berths It can handle up to 62 15 million tons of cargo 10 NSICT was India s first privately managed container terminal In the year 2006 GTI Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd a third container terminal operated by APM Terminals with the capacity to handle 1 3 Million TEUs was commissioned A new standalone container terminal by the name of NSIGT having a quay length of 330 m and a capacity of 12 5 Million Tonnes will be fully operational by July 2016 The fourth container terminal Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals PSA Mumbai is developed and operated by PSA International The Phase 1 with capacity of 2 4 Million TEUs p a had completed in Dec 2017 The terminal will have full capacity of 4 8 Million TEUs p a and a quay length of 2 000 m by the completion of Phase 2 JNPT view from seasideIn 2006 the port implemented the logistics data tagging of containers 11 JNPT houses India s best logistics connectivity with facilitation from Container Freight Stations and Logistics parks owned by government as well as private players namely Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation DRT Gateway District Park Allcargo Avashya Continental Warehousing Ameya Logistics TransIndia and Contegrate Entrepot JNPT authorities have been trying to implement direct port delivery model of the containers a first of its kind model promoted under the ease of doing business in India Traffic Edit JNPT view from portsideMajor exports from Jawaharlal Nehru Port are textiles sporting goods carpets textile machinery boneless meat chemicals and pharmaceuticals The main imports are chemicals machinery plastics electrical machinery vegetable oils and aluminum and other non ferrous metals The port handles cargo traffic mostly originating from or destined for Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Karnataka as well as most of North India See also EditMumbai Port Navi Mumbai International Airport Ports in India Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways Uran City and Industrial Development Corporation Mumbai Port Trust Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Navi MumbaiReferences Edit Geographic Location Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Archived from the original on 17 October 2011 Retrieved 23 September 2011 Cumulative Traffic April 2010 to March 2011 PDF Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Archived from the original PDF on 19 March 2012 Retrieved 23 September 2011 JNPT crosses 5 mn TEUs of container handling in 2018 The Hindu Retrieved 9 January 2019 Bureau amp Our Mundra pips JNPT to become India s biggest container port www thehindubusinessline com Retrieved 21 June 2022 Top 10 Mundra busiest container port in India amp Australia supplychaindigital com 15 February 2022 Retrieved 21 June 2022 Air India s Mumbai building to be sold to JNPT Nitin Gadkari Times of India 3 July 2018 Retrieved 3 July 2018 Bureau amp Our Mundra pips JNPT to become India s biggest container port www thehindubusinessline com Retrieved 16 May 2022 Top 10 Mundra busiest container port in India amp Australia supplychaindigital com 15 February 2022 Retrieved 16 May 2022 JNPT Container Terminal Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Archived from the original on 17 October 2011 Retrieved 23 September 2011 NSICT Private Terminal Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Archived from the original on 17 October 2011 Retrieved 23 September 2011 Arora Rajat JNPT becomes first port in logistics data tagging of containers The Economics Times Retrieved 11 May 2018 External links EditJawaharlal Nehru Port Trust JNPT Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jawaharlal Nehru Port amp oldid 1131656562 Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
