Reforming the Indian Ports Sector

Maritime transport carries more than nine-tenths of tonnage of world international trade. The international shipping industry, competitive and dominated by private companies, has delivered to trading nations increasing capacity, generally improving...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Infrastructure Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AIM ALTERNATIVE MODES BERTH BERTH PRODUCTIVITY BERTHING BERTHS BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BULK CARGO BULK CARGOES BULK CONTAINER BULK CONTAINERS CANALS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGO HANDLING OPERATIONS CARGO VESSELS CARGO VOLUMES CARRIERS CELLULAR VESSELS CHANNELS COASTAL SHIPPING COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONGESTION CONSIGNMENT CONTAINER DEPOTS CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER SERVICE CONTAINER SHIPS CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINER THROUGHPUT CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER TRANSPORT CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERIZATION CONTAINERS CRUDE OIL CUSTOMS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DOCKS DOMESTIC SHIPPING DREDGING DRIVING DRY BULK DWT ECONOMIES OF SCALE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FREIGHT FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT TRAINS FUEL GOOD TRANSPORT HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INLAND CARGO TRANSPORT INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATER TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAY INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL PORTS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT JETTIES LOADING LOCOMOTIVE LOGISTICS CHAIN LONGER DISTANCES MAJOR PORTS MANUFACTURING MARITIME TRANSPORT MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MODAL SHARE MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NAVIGATION NAVIGATION AIDS NUMBER OF BERTHS OIL PRODUCTS PASSENGER PASSENGER SERVICE POLLUTION PORT ACCESS PORT ACTIVITIES PORT ASSETS PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PORT COMMUNITY PORT COMPETITION PORT DEVELOPMENT PORT EFFICIENCY PORT FACILITIES PORT LAND PORT MANAGEMENT PORT OF LOADING PORT OPERATIONS PORT OPERATORS PORT PERFORMANCE PORT PRIVATIZATION PORT REFORM PORT SERVICES PORT USERS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC PORTS RAIL RAIL CONNECTION RAIL CORRIDORS RAIL COSTS RAIL FREIGHT RAIL LINES RAIL LINK RAIL NETWORK RAIL SYSTEMS RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILWAY RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAYS REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REGIME RESETTLEMENT ROAD ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD HAULAGE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD NETWORK ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SEABORNE TRADE SEAPORTS SHIP REPAIR SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COSTS SHIPPING INDUSTRY SHIPPING ROUTES SHIPS SMALLER PORTS SMALLER VESSELS SOLID BULK CARGOES SUPPLY CHAINS TANKERS TERMINAL CAPACITY TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT TERMINAL OPERATIONS TEU TOTAL TONNAGE TRADING PATTERNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAINS TRANSIT TIMES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSSHIPMENT TRUCKS TYPES OF CARGO VEHICLE VESSEL CALLS WAITING TIME WAREHOUSING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/20225824/reforming-indian-ports-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20445

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Summary:	Maritime transport carries more than nine-tenths of tonnage of world international trade. The international shipping industry, competitive and dominated by private companies, has delivered to trading nations increasing capacity, generally improving service levels, and declining unit shipping costs. To access and extract the maximum benefit from this vital transport resource each nation depends on the performance of its ports sector; not only on the capacity, quality and price of port services but also their connectivity to hinterlands and to the industrial and consumer markets they serve. Ports in India, as in many countries, face continued pressure to handle higher throughput, adapt to larger and more specialized vessels, improve productivity, and adopt new technology and information systems that can meet the increasingly demanding service standards expected by shippers, logistics companies and shipping operators. As in all economic sectors, the success of ports depends not only on investment in its infrastructure but on supportive policy and regulatory structures, and on the effectiveness of the institutions that deliver services to customers. This Report contains an analysis of the current status of India s ports sector, identifies potential constraints on the ability of ports to meet India s future development needs, and sets out a recommended policy framework to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the sector.

Reforming the Indian Ports Sector

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