Instead,crane suppliers and producers of material handling equipment have now migrated to the private ports sector for work. Similar problems also beset private sector participation in statemanaged port projects.
State bureaucracy killing Indian orders.
State-run ports in India are failing to provide private sector manufacturers with sufficient work in respect of new crane and equipment construction. A slow decision-making process and onerous terms and conditions in contracts have been blamed for the slowdown,which has led to only limited bids in response to state-issued tenders.
