Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also famous as Nhava Sheva is a port in Maharashtra, named after the first Prime Minister of India. The port is managed by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, an organization entrusted with the operations of the large shipping port in Navi Mumbai, India and controlled by the Government of India. The port is fashioned to enhance the shipping capacity in Mumbai. The Central Industrial Security Force is the chosen security agency for the port. The port manages to handles more than 60% of India's container traffic having a berthing period of 37 hours which is considered to be very long.

JNPT, the biggest transshipment terminal of the nation is formed as a hub port under the former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee's Sagarmala dream project. The port is developed with private sector participation with the emphasis on enhancing infrastructure facilities, deepening of approach channels which would enable a faster turnaround for vessels docking at the port. The Sagarmala Project aims to create a port-studded coastline for India, focusing on developing all major and minor ports in the region, with an outlay of around Rs 100,000 crore.The port promises to meet the client requirements through:

• Providing with the state-of-art technology, efficient, professional and computer integrated terminal operation systems.
• Confirming to international standards with the most competitive rates.
• Promising safety and security of life, equipment and cargo.
• Courtesy to customers.

Facilities:

Container Terminal:

• Three berths (Linear quay length of 680m.)
• Handles third generation container vessels.
• Rail mounted quay cranes - (RMQC): 8
  Post Panamax - 6 No.
  Super Post Panamax - 2 No
• Rubber tyred gantry cranes - (RTGC): 18 numbers
• Rail mounted gantry cranes - (RMGC): 5 numbers.
• Present capacity: 6, 00, 000 TEUs per annum.
• Main Container yard: 35 hectares (30,000 TEUs capacity)
• Additional paved area: 1, 80, 000 square meter.
• Reach stackers: 10 numbers.
• Tractor Trailers: 120 numbers.
• Fork lifts: 3 numbers.
• Reefer slots: 280 numbers.

Shallow Draught Berth:

A 445 Long Shallow Draught Berth for vessels up to 180 meters LOA and up to 9.00 meters draught has been custom-built for handling Feeder Container Vessels, Dry Bulk ( Fertilizer, Fertilizer raw material, Sugar etc. ) & General Cargo vessels with a capacity addition of about 1.2 million tones per annum.

Road & Rail connectivity to ICDs

Container Freight Stations:

More than 40% of up-country cargo is being transported to Container Freight Stations (CFSs) for carting; is containerized at CFS and transported to JNPT for loading on the vessels at JNPCT, NSICT and GTI.

Liquid Cargo Jetty:

A license on BOT basis was awarded to M/s. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and M/s. Indian Oil Corporation Limited in August 1999 for construction of a twin-berth liquid cargo jetty. The twin-berth liquid cargo jetty is functional from March 2002.

• A twin berth liquid cargo jetty developed by M/S Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and IOC Limited on BOT basis for handling liquid cargo including POL products  
• A 300m long and 40.5m wide Jetty.
• Having capacity to accommodate two vessels: of 85,000 DWT in seaside berth & 30,000DWT on shore side berth.
• The dredged draught on seaside is 13.5m and 12 m on shore side.
• Three dock lines are provided for White and Black Oils. 
• Estimate to handle 4.0 million tonnes of cargo by next 5 years.  
• Capacity5.5 million tonnes per annum. 

Private Container terminal: 

Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT):

In view of continuous growth in container traffic and meet growing demand of business community and trade partners to have additional facilities for handling the same, the Port took initiative for the first time in India to introduce the private participation and invite global tenders for developing new Container Terminal to augment container handling capacity of JN Port. JN Port entered into a license agreement in July 1997 with M/s. Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) a consortium led by M/s. P & O Ports, Australia, for construction, operation and management of a new 2 berth container terminal on BOT basis for period of 30 years. The same was fully operational from July 2000. The project comprises construction of 600 Mtrs. quay length; reclamation of 20 hectors of area for container yards and requisite container handling equipment along with other related facilities. The design capacity of this new 2-berth container Terminal was considered as 7.2 Million Tonnes per year. However, this capacity is further augmented and currently assessed as 15.6 million tonnes per year.

·         No of ground slots: 6222 ground slots, out of which 620 ground slots at ICD.

·         600 Metres linear quay length

·         Rail mounted quay cranes - (RMQC)Post Panamax - 6 numbersSuper Post Panamax - 2     numbers

·         Rubber tyred gantry cranes - (RTGC): 29 numbers

·         Rail mounted gantry cranes - (RMGC): 3 numbers.

·         Reefer points: 672 numbers

·         Backup Area - 26 Hectares (Container Yard)

·         Railway Sliding for ICD - Two Tracks

·         Tractor Trailers - 34 numbers owned about 100 numbers hire

·         Reach stackers - 3 numbers.

·         Empty Handlers - 2 

Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd (GTI):

Gateway Terminals India (GTI) is a joint venture between APM Terminals and the Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR). Incorporated in July 2004. GTI operates the third container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis for a period of 30 years. It commenced partial operations in March 2006 and became fully opoerational from October, 2006.

Marine Services:   

·         Pilotage: 

The port provides round the clock pilotage to all ocean going vessels calling the port   

·         Night Navigation: 

Since February 1998, JNPT has launched night sailing of long Panamax Container Vessels up to 270m LOA and 12m draft on a regular basis which are largest vessels to transact the Mumbai Harbor at night.   

·         Vessel Traffic Management System:

Regular co-ordination of vessel movement is being carried out through collection, verification, organization and dissemination of information through this system.    

·         Anti Pollution measures:

The pollution control cell carries out regular inspection and control checks on all vessels entering the port.   

·         Flotilla:

Pilot Launches : 5 Tugs: 8 (3 30 Ton Bollard Pull and 2 45 Tons Bollard Pull)Mooring Launches: 2VIP Launches: 2

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