Aimed at making the major ports competitive, the Shipping Ministry has proposed for freedom to fix tariff in tune with market forces. Seeking comments from stakeholders on ´Revised Guidelines for Determination of Tariff for Major Ports, 2014´, the Ministry has said the reference scale of rates (RSOR) for commodity/containers, vessel-related services and various miscellaneous services or combination of services as the case may be, shall be notified by Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP ) for each major port trust.´ It said for the purpose of proposing reference scale of rates, the major port trusts will first draw base scale of rates covering tariff for all cargo/commodity/container handling services, vessel-related services and miscellaneous services other than estate-related charges.
Shipping Minister GK Vasan had earlier said that the Ministry is finalising new guidelines which will provide a level-playing field across the port sector by allowing the terminals to fix market-linked tariffs.
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