The Coastal Shipping Policy Of India- Assessing Progress, Challenges And The Need For Reform
Suvir Raghuvansh, University of Queensland (Graduated in 2024)
ABSTRACT
The transportation of domestic goods and people by sea between ports situated inside national territorial seas along a nation's coastline is referred to as coastal shipping. With more than 11,000 km of coastline, 12 major ports, and more than 200 recognized non-major ports, coastal shipping is an essential part of domestic logistics in India. Currently, a variety of bulk, break-bulk, liquid bulk, and limited containerized goods are handled by India's coastal shipping industry. Coal, iron ore, petroleum products, fertilizers, cement, food grains, steel, and project cargo are important commodities that are shipped along coastal routes. In order to move toward waterways, the Indian government has implemented a number of policy- related initiatives under the Coastal Policy Shipping framework. The research paper aims to evaluate the objectives of the policy, implementation, challenges and the need for reforms.
