Gujarat brings out new port policy

The Gujarat government has revised its port policy brought out in 1995 and removed restrictions on 33 private jetties, allowing them to handle third party cargo.
The new policy allows the captive jetties to be full-fledged commercial ports across the 1,600-km-long coastline in the State.
Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), a nodal agency and port sector regulator in the State, is aiming at attracting approximately ₹4,000 crore of new investments in port-related infrastructure in the State.
“Gujarat has a coastline of about 1,600 km.

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It has four private ports along the coastline and 33 captive jetties, which handle about 45% of cargos, while private ports handle about 46% of total cargos handled by GMB ports.

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