NHAVA SHEVA (J.N.P.T.

)
PORT INFO
 India has 12 major ports and 185
minor/intermediate ports. Over 90 percent by
volume and 70 percent by value of India’s
overseas trade, aggregate of exports and imports,
is carried out through maritime transport along its
7617 km long coast line. India has the largest
merchant shipping fleet among the developing
countries and its merchant shipping fleet ranks
18th in the world, in terms of fleet size.
 The Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) is
situated along the eastern shore of Mumbai
harbour south
 and shares a common channel with mumbai
port upto the point of entry of the channel.
 The mean spring tidal range in the harbour
is 3.7 mtrs. The designed channel depth is
11 mtrs.
 The depth at the berths is 13.5 mtrs. The
channel width is 250 mtrs at entry point.
(460 mtrs of the berths).
 WEATHER CONDITION
 October to May - Fair weather
 June to September - Rainy
 The port presently handles only third
generation and fourth generation container
vessels.
 GENERAL RESTRICTIONS:
 1. Monsoon period is from 1st June to 30th
September
 2. Docking / undocking shall be restricted
when wind speed exceeds 20 knots and
may be suspended when it exceeds 25
knots.
 3. Minimum space between ships shall not
be less than 25 mtrs
 4 Total length at the JNP container terminal is 680
mtrs and at NSICT it is 600 mtrs.
 With effect from 10.8.2004, the bulk terminal at
JNPT has been handed over to B.O.T operator
 for converting the same into container terminal.
Hence all Pure Car Carriers are calling their
vessels at Mumbai (Old) Port.
 The port works round the clock.
 PORT MANAGEMENT
 Port management 
 Large ports need to deal with a number of
disparate activities: the movement of ships,
containers and other cargo, the loading and
unloading of ships and containers, customs
activities. As well as human resources,
anchorages, channels, lighters, tugs, berths,
warehouse and other storage spaces have to be
allocated and released.
 The efficient management of a port involves
managing these activities and resources,
managing the flows of money involved
between the agents providing and using
these resources, and providing
management information.
 Port security

 Port security refers to the defense, law and

treaty enforcement, and counterterrorism
activities that fall within the port and
maritime domain. It includes the protection
of the seaports themselves, the protection
and inspection of the cargo moving through
the ports, and maritime security.
 Internationally, port security is governed by
rules issued by the International maritime
Organization and its 2002 International Ship
and Port Facility Security Code. Additionally,
some U.S.-based programs have become
de facto global port security programs,
including the Container Security
Initiative and the Customs Trade
Partnership against Terrorism