DRY BULK CARGO HANDLING

TYPES OF CARGO1.FOOD GRAINS2.FERTILISERS3INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS4.SUGAR

INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS

1.COAL AND OTHER FUELS2LIMESTONE3GYPSUM4.IRONORE5.BAUXITE6.COPPER CONCENTRATE7.ROCK PHOSPHATEETC

ISSUES1.PORT RELATED2.INLAND LOGISTICS-RAIL3.INLAND LOGISTCIS-ROAD

PORT RELATED1.DISTANCE BETWEEN PORTS2.DRAFT3.NUMBER OF BERTHS4.TIME RESTRICTIONS-BERTHING5.DISCHARGE RATES6.PORT CHARGES7.VARIATION IN PORT CHARGES8.CONNECTIVITY

INLAND LOGISTICS1.RAIL CONNECTIVITY2.HIGH RAIL FREIGHT3.DEAD FREIGHT4.TRANSIT LOSS5TRANSIT DAMAGE6.DELIVERY TIME-NO

RESPONSIBILITY7.RAKE AVAILABILITY

INLAND LOGISTICS-ROAD1.LOADING RESTRICTIONS2.POOR ROADS3.RAIL ROAD CARS4.

RAIL-ROAD FREIGHT COMPARISION ORIGIONDEST DISTANCE RAIL FREIGHT ROAD FREIGHT PKPK MICT 754 KMS 1436 1250 PKPK ICLV 419 KMS 793 700 PKPK ICLS 304 KMS 623 540

PORT CHARGES COMPARISION

PORT TUTICORIN K.PATNAM KARAIKKAL KANDLA

SUGGESTION1.PORT PRIVATISATION2.PORT REGULATORY AUTHORITY3.FREIGHT CORRIDOR4.RAIL ROAD SYSTEMS