The Ministry of Shipping has appointed a committee under the Chairmanship of the Additional Secretary (Shipping) to examine ways and means to promote coastal shipping in India, it is learnt.
As per a communiqué, the committee will have as members the Director-General, DGS; Joint Secretary (Shipping), Joint Secretary (Sagarmala); Representative of INSA; Representative of CSLA; Representative of ICCSA; Managing Director, IPA; Representative of IPPTA and Representative of ADB.
The terms of reference of the committee will be to identify the issues impacting the competitiveness of coastal shipping, identify the commodities and routes where coastal shipping can be efficient and cost-effective, identify infrastructural problems at ports, suggest policy interventions, and finalise an action plan to boost coastal shipping.
The committee has been asked to submit its report within three months of its constitution, said the communiqué.
