PRIVATE SECTOR
PARTICIPATION IN PORT SECTOR
The Government has
identified the following areas for private sector participation
in Port Sector:-
Leasing out existing assets of the
Port
Construction/creation of additional
assets, such as:
Construction and operation of container
terminals.
Construction and operation of bulk,
Multipurpose and specialized
Cargo berths.
Warehousing, Container Freight Stations,
storage facilities and
Tank farms.
Cranage/Handling Equipment.
Setting up of captive power plants.’
Dry docking and ship repair facilities.
Leasing of equipment of port handling
and leasing of floating crafts
From the private sector.
Pilotage
Captive facilities for Port based
industries.
The above areas are
indicative in nature and individual ports can expand the scope
of activities after prior consultation with central government.
The Government have
issued clear cut guidelines for the major ports in this regard.
These guidelines aim at providing bankable documents, uniformity
as well as reducing time in finalising bids for private sector
port projects by specifying clear-cut bidding procedures, qualification
criteria, content and evaluation criteria for technical proposals,
selection criteria, financial bid format, revenue sharing, procedure
for redeployment of surplus labour, compensation in the event
of default, termination procedure, disputes resolution etc. The
guidelines also enjoin that private investment does not result
in private monopolies and contain safeguards for protection of
national security interests.
This was stated by
Shri Su. Thirunavukkarasar in a written reply to a question by
Dr. A.K. Patel in Rajya Sabha today.
