Soon, State-Owned Ports Too Will Be Free To Set Tariffs

Govt to commission study to work out the modalities of dynamic pricing

- P Manoj

The Centre is weighing a policy to introduce dynamic pricing of services at state-owned ports, broadly following a model adopted by other consumer-facing transport sectors such as airlines and the Railways.

“Like private ports, the major ports will also be able to offer tariffs to various trades depending upon the volumes, frequency, etc. The policy will be applicable only to services, both vessel- and cargo-related, provided by the 12 major ports run by the Centre,” a government official briefed on the plan said.

Private terminals operating at major ports will not be covered under the policy.