Port committee to recommend onshore operation modalities soon

A five-member committee of heads of major ports of the country, set up to advise modalities on how revenue can be shared for shore operations handled by private operators, would shortly submit its report.
The committee, headed by Cochin Port Trust chairman Paul Anthony, would submit its report early next week on the possibility of revenue sharing for stevedoring activities, Kolkata Port Trust chairman R P S Kahlon said here today while speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on coastal shipping.
Kahlon said after their recommendations, the Ministry of Shipping would take a final decision in this regard, adding that he wants stevedoring activities (concerning loading and unloading ships) to be brought under Tariff Authority of Major Ports (TAMP) and should be made applicable to all ports.

"Any measure which is not decremental to the port will be adopted and if stevedoring activities are brought under TAMP, revenue sharing will be possible," Kahlon added.