Centre to come up with a national ranking plan of all ports

As per reports, the Centre may come up with a national ranking plan for all ports in the country. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has also communicated to all port authorities and has sought various datasets for these rankings. These rankings will be based on a mix of market-survey based perception, cargo traffic handled, idle time at berth, average turnaround time, pre-berthing detention, average ship berth day output, and operating ratio of the port. It will be largely based on the methodology used for preparation of the World Bank logistics performance index and the container port performance index. This would result in benchmarking efficiency standards of major ports (central-government owned) against non-major ports, which are owned by private players and state governments.