Development of an Analytical Framework to identify principal operational port performance indicators of various Indian ports for imported steam coal

Abstract

is the fifth largest importer of Steam Coal in World. From various sources newlineof Power in India, Thermal power accounts for 54% of the total energy sources. newlineKeeping in view the limitations in production of domestic supply of steam coal, newlinethere has been tremendous increase in physical imports of the steam coal from newlineIndonesia, South Africa and Australia. Understanding various bottlenecks and newlinehigh costs incurred at Indian ports for handling imported coal. There was a need newlineto reduce these costs which were incurring due to port congestion, poor newlineinfrastructure and in proper planning for port investment. From the Literature newlinesurvey, though a number of studies made to measure the port performance is newlinegeneral, but there was no study on research undertaken scientifically to find the newlinemost appropriate port performance indicators which are accounting ( i.e. with newlinespecific to bulk commodity cargo handling at port) for major share in the total newlinecargo handling costs at ports. There was a need to study appropriate Port newlinePerformance Indicators by which we could find methods to increase the port newlineefficiency and reduce costs of Coal handling at port. newline