https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=19616 The report assesses 13 major ports, introducing a Port Performance Index combining stakeholder perceptions and quantitative data, and identifies five core bottlenecks-port congestion, customs clearance (including scanning and ICEGATE), shipping line issues and charges, documentation and paperwork, and regulatory clearances-that largely drive detention and demurrage. It presents 60 policy measures aimed at process standardisation, improving predictability of time and cost, and completing existing government initiatives to strengthen the ports sector; scope limited to container and bulk cargo. en-us Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:56:15 +0530 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:56:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=19616 The report assesses 13 major ports, introducing a Port Performance Index combining stakeholder perceptions and quantitative data, and identifies five core bottlenecks-port congestion, customs clearance (including scanning and ICEGATE), shipping line issues and charges, documentation and paperwork, and regulatory clearances-that largely drive detention and demurrage. It presents 60 policy measures aimed at process standardisation, improving predictability of time and cost, and completing existing government initiatives to strengthen the ports sector; scope limited to container and bulk cargo. News - Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:56:15 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=19616