Industrial Visit by Bharati Vidyapeeth MBA students(2023) to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
About JNPT
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) or JLN Port, also known as Nhava Sheva Port, is the second largest container port in India after Mundra Port. Located in Navi Mumbai's Raigad district, this port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek. It is a nodal city of Navi Mumbai. Its common name derives from the names of Nhava and Sheva villages that are situated here. This port is also the terminal of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
About Our Visit
On the dewy morning of the 25 January 2023, about 50 students of MBA batch were briefed about their upcoming industrial visit. This briefing was conducted bycollege faculty member of Bharati Vidyapeeth. The students were escortedto the docks where they were exposed to various ships, or ‘vessels’, being unloaded on four different terminals with the use of some ‘yard-cranes’. The four terminals are J.N.P.T. terminal,
The students could then ask questions to the general staff of JNPT any general, and legal questions that they had about Shipping, or the integrated container service network in general. In response to the students` questions, Staff explained the company`s origin and its purpose. As responses to the more generalized queries, the busiest route is between Indiaand China, the vessels could carry weightsranging between 75 thousand metric tons to 1 lakh metric tons, most common transits lasted around 45 days, there were about 20 – 24 Indian and non-Indian crew members on eachvessel that might carry loose cargo or petroleum or gases, or dry-bulk cargo.
For the more legal queries, sir explained how each vessel must carry a minimum of 15 documents at all times; a shipping bill, customs approval, birth hire charges documents, pilot charges and custom charges documents, bill of loading, and so on. In case of the security protocols, the crew is trained at various training academies like T.S. Rehman in courses like fire-fighting. In case of encounters with pirates, that are more likely near South America and Sudan than near Asian countries, the crew is provided with certain arms for self-defense, and are trained in negotiation. In case of smuggled goods, transit companies are not responsible, asthey do not tamper with sealed containers once they are loaded onboard. If suspicious of the same, the custom officers, when birthed, and coastal security have the right to inspect the containers, and seal them if no issue arises, and confiscate the goods otherwise. Similarly, it ismandatoryfor vessels to have indicators visible like the national flag, ‘no smoking’ signs, andso on. In case of accidents, like engine failures, the transit company would not be held liable, but the ship owner would be. As an end to the day, the students were taken to the J.N.P.T. Terminal where they witnessed large cranes offloading large dry-bulk cargo containers.
The students benefitted from this visit, as they could speak with an individual that has realistic experience in a field that they may not know a lot about, or they may wish to enter in the future. All the students have calmly heard all the instructions and Took up the necessary information about the industry student enjoyed their industrial visit and they thankful to the professors Rikki Ma’am, Prof Deepa Nair Ma’am and Pawan Sir to give up the kind opportunity to visit wonderful industry.