Ports along the 7,517 odd Kilometer long peninsular coastline of India have suddenly become the cynosure of investor and public policy attention in India. Cumulative pressure for widespread policy-related reforms in the port sector coupled with growing investor interest in taking up port projects has been building up ever since the country embarked on the path of economic liberalization and opened its doors to forces of globalization. The pace of growth has particularly gathered momentum since the government invited private sector participation in development of port infrastructure,...