Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Sheva, is the largest container port in India, located south of Mumbai in Maharashtra on the Arabian Sea. It is accessed via Thane Creek and derives its common name from the Nhava and Sheva villages that previously occupied the site. Major exports from the port include textiles, meat, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, while imports consist mainly of chemicals, machinery, plastics and metals.

1. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
also known as Nhava Sheva, is the largest container
port in India. Located south of Mumbai in
Maharashtra , the port on the Arabian Sea is
accessed via Thane Creek. Its common name derives
from the names of Nhava and Sheva villages that
were situated here. This port is also the terminal of
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor proposed by
Indian Railways.
Major exports from Jawaharlal Nehru Port are
textiles, sporting goods, carpets, textile machinery,
boneless meat, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The
main imports are chemicals, machinery, plastics,
electrical machinery, vegetable oils and aluminium
and other non-ferrous metals. The port handles
cargo traffic mostly originating from or destined for
Maharashtra,Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
,Karnataka as well as most of North India.