DRY BULK CARGO HANDLING
TYPES OF CARGO 1.FOOD GRAINS 2.FERTILISERS 3INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS 4.SUGAR
INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS 1.COAL AND OTHER FUELS 2LIMESTONE 3GYPSUM 4.IRONORE 5.BAUXITE 6.COPPER CONCENTRATE 7.ROCK PHOSPHATE ETC
ISSUES 1.PORT RELATED 2.INLAND LOGISTICS-RAIL 3.INLAND LOGISTCIS-ROAD
PORT RELATED 1.DISTANCE BETWEEN PORTS 2.DRAFT 3.NUMBER OF BERTHS 4.TIME RESTRICTIONS-BERTHING 5.DISCHARGE RATES 6.PORT CHARGES 7.VARIATION IN PORT CHARGES 8.CONNECTIVITY
INLAND LOGISTICS 1.RAIL CONNECTIVITY 2.HIGH RAIL FREIGHT 3.DEAD FREIGHT 4.TRANSIT LOSS 5TRANSIT DAMAGE 6.DELIVERY TIME-NO RESPONSIBILITY 7.RAKE AVAILABILITY
INLAND LOGISTICS-ROAD 1.LOADING RESTRICTIONS 2.POOR ROADS 3.RAIL ROAD CARS 4.
RAIL-ROAD FREIGHT COMPARISION ORIGIONDEST DISTANCE RAIL FREIGHT ROAD FREIGHT PKPK MICT 754 KMS PKPK ICLV 419 KMS PKPK ICLS 304 KMS
PORT CHARGES COMPARISION PORT TUTICORIN K.PATNAM KARAIKKAL KANDLA
SUGGESTION 1.PORT PRIVATISATION 2.PORT REGULATORY AUTHORITY 3.FREIGHT CORRIDOR 4.RAIL ROAD SYSTEMS