Ports in India Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust:
| Nhava Sheva | |
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A container ship at Nhava Sheva
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 18°57′N 72°57′E |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust |
| Owned by | Government of India |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | Bulk: 7.88 million tons (2010-11) Container: 56.43 million tons (2010-11) |
| Annual containervolume | 4.47 million TEU (2014-15) |
| Website- jnport |
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- Formerly known as Nhava Sheva port, this port was opened on 26th May, 1989. This new port has been built at an island named Nhava Sheva across the famous Elephanta caves, about 10 km from Mumbai. Built at the cost of Rs. 880 crore, this port is named Jawaharlal Nehru port as a tribute to the first prime minister of India. The main purpose of this port is to release pressure on the Mumbai port.
- Envisioned in a remote location about 10 km across the Bombay Harbour, JN Port rose up from paddy fields, salt-pans and marshlands, in a Herculean effort at construction – the first large-scale industrial development in independent India.
- The Port is as much a representation of what is best about our country’s capabilities, from project conceptualization to completion, as it is an example of human endeavour against all odds.
- JN Port is the biggest container handling port in India, handling around 44% of the country’s containerized cargo, crossing the historic landmark of 4 million TEUs in container bulk consecutively for the last five years. In its coveted role as the Hub Port on the West Coast of India.
- JNP is ranked 31st among the top 100 Container Ports in the world
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