Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Jawaharlal Nehru Port
The port along with Belpada Canal on the top left and an HMM container ship docked at bottom
Map
Native name
जवाहरलाल नेहरू बंदर
Location
Country India
LocationNavi Mumbai, Raigad district, Maharashtra
Coordinates18°57′N 72°57′E / 18.950°N 72.950°E / 18.950; 72.950[1]
Details
Opened26 May 1989
Operated byJawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Authority (JNPTA)
Owned byGovernment of India
Terminals5
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnageBulk: 7.07 million tonnes (2023-24)[2]
Container: 78.05 million tonnes (2023-24)[2]
Annual container volume5,835,650 TEUs (2023-24)[3][2]
Website
jnport.gov.in

Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as JNPT and Nhava Sheva Port, is the second largest container port in India after Mundra Port.[4][5] Operated by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Authority (JNPTA), it is located on the eastern shores of Arabian Sea in Navi Mumbai, Raigad district, Maharashtra. This port can be accessed via Thane Creek, a nodal city of Navi Mumbai.[6] It is the main port of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region after Mumbai Port, also of Maharashtra and Western India. Its common name derives from the names of Nhava-Sheva (new sheva) village that is situated here. It is also the terminal of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.

As of January 2023, the port is undergoing upgrades with the help of a loan agreement signed between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Nhava Sheva Freeport Terminal Private Limited (NSFTPL). The loan of $131 million will be used to improve the terminal's infrastructure, increase its container handling capacity, upgrade existing berths and yards, and install energy-efficient equipment. The upgrades aim to attract vessels and make international trade more efficient, transparent and sustainable.[7]

  1. ^ "Geographic Location". Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "JNPA - Traffic Dept. Performance Report for the month of Feb-2024 & FY 2023-24". Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ "JNPT crosses 5 mn TEUs of container handling in 2018". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ Bureau&, Our. "Mundra pips JNPT to become India's biggest container port". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Top 10: Mundra busiest container port in India & Australia". supplychaindigital.com. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Air India's Mumbai building to be sold to JNPT: Nitin Gadkari". Times of India. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. ^ "recent development".