A

PROJECT REPORT

ON

PORT OPERATIONS IN INDIA (MAJOR PORTS)

A detailed study done in

OPERATIONS

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of

Master of Management Studies (MMS) under the University of Mumbai

Submitted by

ROHIT DASHRATH RODE

ROLL NO: 44
BATCH: 2015-2017

NAME OF THE GUIDE

DR. AMOL GORE

BharatiVidyapeeths
Institute of Management Studies & Research, Navi Mumbai

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to my project guide, Dr. Amol Gore
for giving me the opportunity to accomplish this project and to extend a helping hand during
the course of the project, whenever needed, and to all the office staff who have directly or
indirectly contributed to the success of this project.
I am very much thankful to our Dr. D.Y Patil at BVIMSR for the kind co-operation in the
completion of my project.
Last but not the least; I would also like to thank members of my family, and friends for
encouraging and supporting me for timely completion of this project.

(ROHIT D. RODE)
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CERTIFICATE FROM THE INSTITUTE

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Winter Project titled Port Operations in India (Major Ports) is
successfully done by Mr. Rohit Rode, a student of BharatiVidyapeeths Institute of
Management Studies and Research, submitted in partial fulfillment of Master of
Management Studies under the University of Mumbai during the academic year 2015-
2017.

Date:___________

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Prof. Dr. Amol Gore Dr. D.Y.Patil
Project Guide Director
BVIMSR BVIMSR
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This project report on Port Operations in India (Major ports) is a project based on
topics of major ports and their port operations in India.
Container shipping was first introduced in the 1950s and since the late 1960s has become the
most common method for transporting many industrial and consumer products by sea.
Container shipping is performed by container shipping companies that operate frequent
scheduled or liner services, similar to a passenger airline, with pre-determined port calls,
using a number of owned or chartered vessels of a particular size in each service to achieve
an appropriate frequency and utilization level.

According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95 per cent of India's trading by volume and
70 per cent by value is done through maritime transport.

India has 12 major and 187 non-major ports. Cargo traffic, which recorded 1,052 Million
Metric Tonnes (MMT) in 2015, is expected to reach 1,758 MMT by 2017. The Indian ports
and shipping industry plays a vital role in sustaining growth in the countrys trade and
commerce. India is the sixteenth largest maritime country in the world, with a coastline of
about 7,517 km. The Indian Government plays an important role in supporting the ports
sector. It has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of up to 100 per cent under the
automatic route for port and harbor construction and maintenance projects.

It has also facilitated a 10-year tax holiday to enterprises that develop, maintain and operate
ports, inland waterways and inland ports.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Acknowledgment (i)
Certificate from the company (ii)
Certificate from the institute (iii)
Executive summary (iv)

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1 Chapter 1 : Introduction to the project 1
1.1 Introduction 2
1.2 Objective of the Study 3
1.3 Scope of the Study 4
1.4 Literature Review 5

2 Chapter 2: Introduction to the industry 6

2.1 Overview of the Industry 7
2.2 Major players 9
2.3 Future Trends 21

3 Chapter 3: Research Methodology 23

3.1 Sources of Data 24

4 Chapter 4: Data Analysis & Interpretation 25

5 Chapter 5: Findings & Conclusion 36

5.1 Findings 37
5.2 Conclusion 38

Bibliography 39