1. DRY BULK CARGO HANDLING

2. TYPES OF CARGO 1.FOOD GRAINS 2.FERTILISERS 3INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS 4.SUGAR

3. INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS 1.COAL AND OTHER FUELS 2LIMESTONE 3GYPSUM 4.IRONORE 5.BAUXITE 6.COPPER CONCENTRATE 7.ROCK PHOSPHATE ETC

4. ISSUES 1.PORT RELATED 2.INLAND LOGISTICS-RAIL 3.INLAND LOGISTCIS-ROAD

5. 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

6. 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

7. INLAND LOGISTICS-ROAD 1.LOADING RESTRICTIONS 2.POOR ROADS 3.RAIL ROAD CARS 4.

8. 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

9. PORT CHARGES COMPARISION PORT TUTICORIN K.PATNAM KARAIKKAL KANDLA

10. SUGGESTION 1.PORT PRIVATISATION 2.PORT REGULATORY AUTHORITY 3.FREIGHT CORRIDOR 4.RAIL ROAD SYSTEMS