This document provides an overview of the current state of ports in India. It discusses that India has 12 major and 205 minor ports, and the government is developing 6 new mega ports. Major ports handled over 679 million tonnes of cargo in FY2018. The ports sector is an important part of India's economy and trade. The document outlines the major ports in India, market size and investments, opportunities for investment, and government support and policies. It also discusses achievements under the Sagarmala program and future growth prospects for India's ports sector.

1. A Presentation on
Topic:- current scenario of ports in India.
Subject : Infrastructure Planning And Finance(IF501)
PRESENTED BY :- PARTH R. DESAI (19IF806)
P.G.Section
INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
(Structural Engineering Department)
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya
Engineering College
VallabhVidhyanagar
(An Autonomous Institution)

2.  Content:-
■ Introduction
■ Uses of ports
■ Major ports in India
■ Market size
■ Investments
■ Reason to invest
■ Investments opportunity
■ Financial support
■ Government incentives
■ Achievements
■ Future scope

3.  Introduction:-
■ According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95 per cent of India's trading by volume
and 70 per cent by value is done through maritime transport.
■ India has 12 major and 205 notified minor and intermediate ports.
■ Under the National Perspective Plan for Sagarmala, six new mega ports will be
developed in the country.
■ The Indian ports and shipping industry plays a vital role in sustaining growth in the
country’s trade and commerce.
■ India is the sixteenth largest maritime country in the world, with a coastline of about
7,517 km.
■ The Indian Government plays an important role in supporting the ports sector. It
has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of up to 100 per cent under the
automatic route for port and harbour construction and maintenance projects.

4.  Uses of ports:-
■ Sea ports are the most common types of ports around the world which
are used for commercial shipping activities .
■ These ports are built on a sea location and enable the accommodation of
both small and large vessels.
■ Numerous seaports are situated along the coastline and actively handle
the ongoing cargo transactions

5.  Major ports in india:-
1. Kandla Port, Gujarat
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Maharashtra
3. Mumbai Port (Largets Port of India)
4. Visakhapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh
5. Chennai Port (Second Largest Sea Port in India)
6. Mormugao Port, Goa
7. Port Blair Port, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

7.  Market size:-
■ During FY18, cargo traffic at major ports in the country was reported at
679.36 million tonnes .
■ In FY19 traffic has increased 2.90 per cent year-on-year to 699.05 million
tonnes. Cargo traffic at non-major ports was estimated at 491.95 million
tonnes FY18 and grew at 9.2 per cent CAGR between FY07-18.
■ The major ports had a capacity of 1,452 million tonnes by FY18 end.
■ The Maritime Agenda 2010-20 has a 2020 target of 3,130 MT of port
capacity.

8.  Investments:-
■ Essar Ports will invest US$ 70 million in Hazira port by 2020.
■ The Indian government plans to develop 10 coastal economic regions as
part of plans to revive the country’s Sagarmala (string of ports) project.
■ The zones would be converted into manufacturing hubs, supported by
port modernization projects, and could span 300–500 km of the coastline.
■ Ports sector in India has received a cumulative FDI of US$ 1.64 billion
between April 2000 and March 2019.

10.  Reasons to investe:-
■ The Ministry of Shipping strives to increase the overall port capacity to 3500+
million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) to cater to projected traffic of 2500
MMTPA by 2025.
■ The capacity addition at ports is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5-6% till 2022,
adding 275-325 million metric tonnes (MMT) of capacity.
■ India’s cargo traffic handled by ports is expected to reach 1,695 MTPA by 2020.
■ The National Maritime Development Programmed (NMDP) has been
formulated by the Ministry of Shipping. The total investment involved under the
programmed is US$ 14.3 bn.
■ Port projects involving investment of over US$ 10 bn identified for award for
the upcoming five years.

11.  Investment opportunity:-
•Ship building
•Ship repair
•Ship recycling
•Development of inland waterways and inland water transport
•Port and harbor construction projects
•Port and harbor maintenance projects

12.  Financial support:-
■ Total allocation made to Ministry of Shipping in 2019-20 stands at US$ 272 mn.
■ Total capital expenditure allocation in the union budget 2019-20 stands at US$
38.1 mn.
■ Total budget allocation towards the development of major ports stands at US$
14.08 mn and is US$ 15.7 mn for minor ports.
■ An allocation of US$ 78.7 mn has been made towards the Sagarmala Projects.
■ The total allocation towards inland water transport stands at US$ 108.3 mn.

13.  FDI policy:-
■ The Government of India allows 100% FDI under the automatic route for
port development projects.

14.  Foreign investors:-
•AP Moller Maersk (Denmark)
•PSA Singapore (Singapore)
•Dubai Ports World (UAE)
•Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company Limited (South Korea)

15.  Government Initiatives :-
■ Net profit at major ports has increased from Rs 1,150 crore (US$ 178.4
million) in FY13 to Rs 3,413 crore (US$ 529.6 million) in FY18 while
operating margin increased from 23 per cent to 44 per cent.
■ In May 2018, Ministry of Shipping allowed foreign flagged ships to carry
containers for transshipment.
■ In March 2018, a revised Model Concession Agreement (MCA) was
approved to make port projects more investor-friendly and make
investment climate in the sector more attractive.

16.  Achievements:-
■ Under the Sagarmala Programme, 89 projects were completed, while 443 projects
worth US$ 617.9 bn are under various stages of implementation and development.
•The average turnaround time (in hours) reduced to 60.48 hours (up to 31 October 2018)
from 64.32 hours in 2017-18.
•The average output per ship berth has increased to 16,166 (up to 31 October 2018) from
15,333 in 2017-18.
•Six new port locations – viz Vadhavan (Maharashtra), Enayam (Tamil Nadu), Tajpur
(West Bengal), Paradip Outer Harbour (Odisha), Sirkazhi (Tamil Nadu) and Belekeri
(Karnataka) have been identified to increase overall cargo handling capacity.

17.  Future scope:-
■ Increasing investments and cargo traffic point towards a healthy outlook
for the Indian ports sector.
■ The capacity addition at ports is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5-6 per
cent till 2022, thereby adding 275-325 MT of capacity.
■ Under the Sagarmala Programme, the government has envisioned a total
of 189 projects for modernization of ports involving an investment of Rs
1.42 trillion (US$ 22 billion) by the year 2035.

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