Context: Recently, Jawaharlal Nehru Port became the first major port of the country to become a 100% Landlord port of India having all berths being operated on PPP model.

About Jawaharlal Nehru Port

• It is also known as Nhava Sheva Port

• It is the second largest container port in India after Mundra Port

• It is located in Navi Mumbai's Raigad district

• This port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek.

Importance 

• It is one of the leading container ports in the country and is ranked 26th among the top 100 global ports (as per Lloyds List Top 100 Ports 2021 Report).

• With its state-of-the-art facilities JNP meets all the international standards, user-friendly atmosphere, and excellent connectivity by rail and road to the hinterland.

• It is presently handling 9000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) capacity vessels and with the upgradation, it can handle 12200 TEUs capacity vessels.

Landlord port

• It is type of Public Private partnership in Port management.

• In this type infrastructure are leased to private operating companies with the port authority retaining ownership of the land.

• Other types are: Public Service Port, Tool Port, Corporatized Port, Private Service Port.