1 Introduction 1 1.1Background 1 1.2Need for the study 4 1.3Aim 4 1.4Objective 4 1.5Research Question 4 1.6Scope &Limitation 4 1.7Methodology 5 1.8Scheme of Chapterisation 7 2 Literature 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 IWT sector Global scenario 10 2.3 Port hinterland connectivity concept 12 2.4 Port Hinterland connectivity using IWT13 2.4.1 Case Study 1: Port of Rotterdam 14 2.4.2 Case Study 2: Port of Antwerp 15 2.5 Conclusions 16 3 Cochin Port & Inland Waterways 18 3.1 Introduction 18 3.2 State Profile 18 3.3 Cochin Port 19 3.4 Inland Waterways in the region 21 3.5 Navigability of waterways 27 3.5.1 Navigability of State Waterways 28 3.5.2 Navigability of National Waterway 3 28 3.6 Infrastructure facilities along the inland waterways 29 3.6.1 Infrastructure facilities in state waterways 29 3.6.2 Infrastructure in National waterway 3 30 3.7 Vessel operators 31 3.7.1 KSINC 32 3.7.2 LOTs Shipping 32 3.7.3 Kerala Backwaters PvtLtd 33 3.8 Institutional Arrangement 33 3.8.1 Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) 33 3.8.2 Irrigation department 34 3.8.3 The Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Department (CSIND) 35 3.8.4 The State Water Transport Department (SWTD) 35 3.9 Cochin port IWT connectivity 35 3.10 Conclusion 36 4 Possibility of cargo divertion to inland waterways 39 4.1 Introduction 39 4.2 Existing Cargo movement through inland waterways 39 4.2.1 Volume of cargo 39 4.2.2 Type of cargo 41 4.2.3 Major routes of cargo movement 42 4.3 Existing Cargo movement through Cochin Port 43 4.3.1 Volume of Cargo 43 4.3.2 Types of cargo handled 44 4.3.3 Commodity profile 46 4.4 Hinterland analysis of Port 48 4.5 Divertible Cargo 49 4.6 Stakeholders 49 4.6.1 Stakeholder classification 49 4.6.2 Stakeholder Analysis 51 4.7 Issue identification 52 4.7.1 Dimensions of Study 53 4.7.2 Administration and policies study 54 4.7.3 Financial study 55 4.7.4 Technological and Physical issues 57 4.7.5 Socio Economic issues 59 4.7.6 Environmental60 4.8 Problem Analysis 61 4.9 Conclusion 65 5 Conclusions 68 6 References 70