Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/115324 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 508
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
This paper examines the seaports responsible for handling the majority of trade around the Bay of Bengal and identifiesthe projects that will enable trade and contribute to improving maritime infrastructure. It reviews the nature, potential evolution,and primary types of maritime trade around the bay, and analyzes the ships carrying that trade. It also reviews the potential changes that would have a significant impact on trade patterns, with special consideration of the Indian East Coast Corridor study. The paper likewise examines the main ports on the Bay of Bengal to understand their history, regulatory regimes, purpose, capabilities, primary specifications, constraints, productivity, fitness for purpose when compared to other ports in comparable situations, and their opportunities to improve and develop. Finally, the paper develops strategic options through which the seaports around the baycan adjust and develop to support the evolution of trade. The paper provides policy recommendations on how constraints can be addressed.
Subjects: 
bay of bengal
maritime trade and transport
port infrastructure and development
container ports
JEL: 
F14
L91
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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