any place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass, by water or land, into and out of a country and where customs officers are stationed to inspect or appraise imported goods. The development of ports leads to more economic activities in the city as well as the country. It also helps in increasing the trade flow between nations, also benefiting other sectors such as logistics, etc.

1. WORKING OF A PORT
PRESENTED BY –
ISHA JOSHI
(MIB – II SEMESTER)
International Trade Logistics & Supply Chain
Management

2. CONTENTS
•Introduction
•Overview of JNPT
•Existing Facilities at JNPT
•Present Capacity
•Port Traffic
•Safety Measures
•Development in Ports & Shipping

3. INTRODUCTION
• PORT :
any place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass, by
water or land, into and out of a country and where customs officers
are stationed to inspect or appraise imported goods.
• The development of ports leads to more economic activities in the
city as well as the country. It also helps in increasing the trade flow
between nations, also benefiting other sectors such as logistics, etc.

4. Name of the Port Coast State
Kandla Western Coast Gujarat
Mumbai Western Coast Maharashtra
Jawaharlal Nehru Western Coast Maharashtra
Marmugoa Western Coast Goa
Manglore Western Coast Karnataka
Cochin Western Coast Kerala
Haldia Eastern Coast West Bengal
Paradip Eastern Coast Odisha
Vishakapatnam Eastern Coast Andhra Pradesh
Chennai Eastern Coast Tamil Nadu
Ennore Eastern Coast Tamil Nadu
Tutikorin Eastern Coast Tamil Nadu

5. OVERVIEW OF JNPT
• Commissioned in 1989
• It started off with two terminals : a) the Bulk Terminal for handling of
import of dry bulk and b) a Container Terminal for import and export
of containerized cargo.
• Today it handles about 55% of the country’s total container traffic.
• It has steadily grown as major container hub in this port part of the
world.

6. EXISTING PORT FACILITIES
TERMINALS QUAY
LENGTH
HANDLING VESSEL
WITH DISPLACEMENT
WATER DEPTH
INFRONT OF THE
BERTH
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
operated Container Terminal
(MCB)
680 m 150,000 DWT 16.5 m below CD
DP World-operated Nhava
Sheva International
Container Terminal (NSICT)
600 m 150,000 DWT 16.5 m below CD
Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) &
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
operated Liquid Cargo
Berths
300 m 120,000 DWT 16.5 m below CD

7. TERMINALS QUAY
LENGTH
HANDLING VESSEL
WITH
DISPLACEMENT
WATER DEPTH
INFRONT OF THE
BERTH
Maersk led consortium
operated Gateway Terminals
India Pvt. Ltd. (APMT)
712 m 150,000 DWT 16.5 m below CD
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
operated Shallow Water Berth
445 m 30,000 DWT 8-11 m below CD
DP World-operated Nhava
Sheva (India) Gateway
Terminal NSIGT
330 m 210,000 DWT 16.5 m below CD

8. PRESENT CAPACITY OF JNP
JNP Container Terminal &
Shallow Water Berth
1.5 million TEUs per annum
NSICT 1.2 million TEUs per annum
APMT 1.8 million TEUs per annum
NSIGT 0.8 million TEUs per annum
BPCL Liquid Cargo berth 6.5 million tonnes per annum
Liquid Bulk 6.5 million tonnes
Dry Bulk & General Cargo
Handling
0.9 million tonnes

9. JN PORT TRAFFIC
•TOTAL TRAFFIC:
JNP handled 64.03 million tonnes of cargo during
FY 2015-16
Out of the 64.03 million tonnes of total cargo
handled, the containerized cargo was 56.79 million
tonnes, liquid cargo was 6.50 million tonnes and
remaining 0.73 million tonnes was miscellaneous
types of dry bulk cargo/ break bulk cargo

10. •Average stay at berth was improved by
7.74% to 1.43 days in FY 2015-16 as
compared to 1.55 days in it’s previous year.
•Average turn around time of JN Port is 1.71
days

11. SAFETY MEASURES
•The following acts and regulations are followed at JNPT
to ensure the safety of the vessel, cargo, dock/wharf, all
personnel and the port itself –
Dangerous Goods (Arrival, Receipt, Transport,
Handling and Storage) In Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Regulations, 2006
The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare)
Regulations, 1990

12. • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) :
Safe Operating Procedure for Handling of Project & Bulk
Cargoes
Safe Operating Procedure to ensure safe handling of
hazardous cargoes through flexible hoses from vessels/ships
berthed at Shallow Water Berths
Safe Operating Procedure to ensure that reefer containers and
atmosphere of the job are made safe and free from any
dangerous condition for safe completion of job which is being
carried out.
• The main objective of SOP is to ensure that the atmosphere of the
job is made safe and free from any dangerous conditions so that
the work can be completed safely and smoothly by all the

13. DEVELOPMENT IN PORTS &
SHIPPING
• GROWTH DRIVERS :
1) Increase trade activity and private participation in port infrastructure
development
2) Rising cargo traffic and increase in the number of minor and intermediate
ports
3) Existing ports are investing on improving their draft depth
• FDI POLICY :
1) To attract investment for the growth of this sector, the Government has
allowed 100% FDI in the shipping sector
2) 100% FDI is allowed under the automatic route for projects related to the
construction and maintenance of ports and harbours

14. • INVESTMENT OPPRTUNITIES :
1) Port Development – the opportunity to serve the spill demand from major
ports
2) Port support services – operations and maintenance services such as
pilotage, dredging, harbouring and provision of marine assets such as
barges and dredgers
3) Ship repair facilities in port – demand for ship repair services will increase,
providing opportunities to build new dry docks and set up ancillary repair
facilities.
• FOREIGN INVESTORS :
1) AP Moller Maersk (Denmark)
2) PSA Singapore (Singapore)
3) Dubai Ports World (UAE)

15. •AGENCIES :
1)Directorate General of Shipping
2)Indian Ports Association (IPA)
3)Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)
4)Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships
(DGLL)