Archive · 6 Sep 2025
PM Modi and Singapore PM Inaugurate Mumbai Container Port
Imagine a really big parking lot for giant metal boxes called containers, where ships bring goods.
India just opened its largest one of these, in Mumbai.
The new port was built by a company called MICL.
The Prime Ministers of India and Singapore helped open it.
It can hold lots of containers and is designed to make trade easier.
This helps India to trade with the rest of the world by making it easier to send and receive goods by sea.
It is built with green and multimodal infrastructure, promoting sustainable development.
PM Modi and Singapore PM inaugurated the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) Phase II.
The terminal is located at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.
MICL constructed the terminal, which spans 110 hectares.
The port has a 2,000-meter quay and a capacity of 4.8 million TEUs.
The project aims to boost India’s maritime trade and connectivity.
- Who
- PM Narendra Modi and Singapore PM Lawrence Wong
- What
- Inaugurated the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) Phase II
- When
- Not specified, but the article was published on September 6, 2025
- Where
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai
- Why
- To enhance India’s maritime trade and global connectivity
- Event
- Inauguration of Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) Phase II
- Location
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai
- Key Figures
- PM Narendra Modi, Singapore PM Lawrence Wong, Devendra Fadnavis
- Developer
- Man Infraconstruction Ltd (MICL)
- Land Area
- 110 hectares
- Quay Length
- 2,000 meters
- Capacity
- 4.8 million TEUs
- MICL Income
- ₹1,360 crores
- MICL Net Profit
- ₹300 crores