This document summarizes several regulatory authorities that regulate ports and shipping. It discusses the roles of the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), which regulates minor ports in Gujarat, India. It also outlines the roles of major international organizations like the International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Air Transport Association (IATA), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), and the Directorate General of Shipping in India. These organizations set standards, regulate operations and efficiency, promote economic growth and environmental protection, and provide training and support for the shipping and port industries globally and within India.

1. BY:- KAPIL LAMBA (31923)
MAKDA SAKINA (31924)

2. INTRODUCTION
 Regulatory Authority means, with respect to a country
in the Territory, any national, regional, state or local
regulatory agency, department, bureau, commission,
council or other Governmental Authority involved in the
granting of Regulatory Approvals.
 Generally Regulatory Authorities of port regulate rates
for the facilities and services provided at the ports and
to monitor the performance standards of port facilities
and services.
 With context to ports Regulatory Authority means the
Major Ports Regulatory Authority established under
Section 4 or the Minor Ports Regulatory Authority
established under Section 6.
 Central government regulate major ports while State
government regulates minor ports.

3. MajorPorts: Minor Ports:187
States/Union Territories No of Minor
Ports
Kandla (Gujarat) Gujarat 40
Mumbai (Maharashtra) Maharashtra 53
Jawaharlal Nehru (Maharashtra) Goa 5
Marmugao (Goa) Karnataka 10
New Mangalore (Karnataka) Kerala 13
Cochin (Kerala) Diu & Daman 2
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) Lakshadweep Islands 10
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Pondicherry 1
Ennore (Tamil Nadu) Tamil Nadu 15
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh 12
Paradip (Orissa) Orissa 2
Haldia (West Bengal) West Bengal 1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 23

4. REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
 GMB
 IMO
 IATA
 UNCTAD
 IALA
 DIRECTORATE GENERAAL OF SHIPPING

5. Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB)
 The Government of Gujarat (GoG) managed all
the minor ports (port) until April 1982. Kandla
Port is managed by Government of India (GoI)
under the Major Port Trust Act, 1963.
 Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981 (GMB Act)
was enacted on 23 June 1981 for
administration, control and management of
these ports.
 Accordingly, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB)
was established (April 1982) by GoG under the
administrative control of the Ports and
Transport (P&T) Department of GoG.
 It is responsible for the development of
infrastructure and port related activities.
 For effective control and administration, the
GMB has classified the 41 ports based on their
geographical location into 11 Port Offices1
(POs).
 GMB controls the activities of ports through its
11 POs and collects both the State charges and
its own charges.

6. ROLE OF GMB
 Audit objectives.
 Audit planning.
 Tariff fixation.
 Operational efficiency of GMB ports.
 Providing infrastructure facilities.
 Development in the port sector through
Private Participation.

7. International Maritime
Organization (IMO)
 The International Maritime
Organization (IMO) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations that is
responsible for measures to improve
the safety and security of international
shipping and to prevent marine
pollution from ships.
 The IMO sets standards for the safety
and security of international shipping.
 It oversees every aspect of worldwide
shipping regulations, including legal
issues and shipping efficiency.

8. ROLE OF IMO
 Create a regulatory framework.
 Cover all the aspects of international
shipping.
 Economic growth.
 Conserve environment
 Bring Innovation.

9. International Air Transport
Association (IATA)
 The International Air Transport Association is the
trade association for the world’s airlines.
 It represents, leads and serves airline Industry.
 It's major responsibility is to serve and support
Aviation with global standards for airlines safety,
security, efficiency and sustainability.
 It represents some 240 airlines or more than
80% total air traffic.
 Headquarters - It is headquartered in Montreal,
Canada with Executive Offices in Geneva,
Switzerland.
 It is the prime vehicle for inter-airline cooperation
in promoting safe, reliable, secure and
economical air services - for the benefit of the
world's consumers.
 The international scheduled air transport
industry is more than 100 times larger than it
was in 1945.

10. ROLE OF IATA
 Regulates airlines ‘rights’ on operations in a foreign
country (with host govt. consent).
 Regulates air tariffs.
 Settles disputes between any two airlines.
 Regulates complete accounting through their
medium of BSP (Billing and Settlement Plan)
 Frames laws and by-laws on air transportation
 Provides professional training to manpower -both
distance learning as well as classroom studies
 Updates the travel industry with latest developments
and changes on regular basis through their web
sites/email/newsletters etc

11. UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE
ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
(UNCTAD)
 UNCTAD is the part of the United
Nations Secretariat dealing with trade,
investment, and development issues.
 The organization's goals are to:
"maximize the trade, investment and
development opportunities of
developing countries and assist them
in their efforts to integrate into the
world economy on an equitable basis.
 UNCTAD, which is governed by its 194
member States, is the United Nations
body responsible for dealing with
development issues, particularly
international trade – the main driver of
development.
 Its work can be summed up in three
words: think, debate, and deliver.

12. ROLE OF UNCTAD
 To promote international trade with a view to
accelerating economic development.
 To formulate principles and policies on
international trade and related problems of
economic development.
 To negotiate multinational trade agreements.
 To make proposals for putting its principles and
polices into effect.

13. International Association of Marine Aids
to Navigation and Lighthouse
Authorities
 The International Association of Marine Aids to
Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA),
previously known as International Association
of Lighthouse Authorities, is
an Intergovernmental organization founded in
1957 to collect and provide nautical expertise and
advice.
 IALA brings together representatives of the aids to
navigation services of about 80 countries for
technical coordination, information sharing, and
coordination of improvements to aids
to navigation throughout the world.
 IALA committees provide important
documentation to the International Hydrographic
Organization and other international
organizations, while the IALA Secretariat acts as a
clearing house for the exchange of technical
information, and organizes seminars and
technical support for developing countries.

14. The Directorate General of Shipping
 The Directorate General of Shipping is an attached
office of the Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India and
deals with all executive matters, relating to merchant
shipping.
 Indian shipping remained a deferred subject till
independence. It was only there after, the
development of shipping attracted the state policy.
 The subject of Shipping was, in the beginning, dealt
with by the Ministry of Commerce, till 1949 and
subsequently, in 1951, it was shifted to the Ministry of
Transport and Shipping. In 1947, the Government of
India announced the National Policy on Shipping,
aiming at the total development of the industry.
 In order to accelerate the developmental efforts, the
necessity for a centralized Administrative
organization was felt and accordingly, it was in
September 1949, the Directorate General of Shipping
with its Headquarters at Bombay was established.

15. Role of Director General of
Shipping
The initial objectives of the Directorate General of
Shipping were :
 Matters affecting Merchant Shipping & navigation and
administration of the Merchant Shipping Law
 Measures to ensure safety of life and ships at sea
 Development of Indian Shipping
 International Conventions relating to Maritime matters
 Provision of facilities for training of Officers and
ratings for Merchant Navy
 Regulation of Employment of Seamen and there
welfare

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