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In civilian and [[maritime law]] in [[India]], a '''Port Trust Board''' is the [[statutory authority]] responsible for managing shipping and trade through a commercial [[seaport]]. India's first Port Trust Board was established for Calcutta Port in 1870, following passage of the ''Bombay Port Trust Act'' in 1879. Similar Boards were set up in Madras in 1905. The administration of Port Trust Boards were brought under national government in 1963 with legislation to enable the declaration of "major ports" with ownership of adjacent public land on the foreshore and seabed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shipping.nic.in/writereaddata/l892s/53177698-The%20MPT%20Act%201963%20(38%20of%201963).pdf|title=Major Port Trusts Act, 1963|website=shipping.nic.in|accessdate=12 January 2018}}</ref> All ports previously established under different Acts were brought within the purview of this newly enacted law.

==Board membership==
Besides representatives of the Central Government, the 1963 Act provides for trustees representing (1) labour employed in the port – a minimum of two representatives; (2) ship owners; (3) owners of sailing vessels; (4) shippers; and (5) such other interests, which in the opinion of the Central Government, ought to be locally represented.

In practical terms, autonomy for the board of trustees is nominal. Central Government has overriding powers. Until the early 1990s, trade union leaders representing labour employed in the port were routinely nominated to the board of trustees. However the advent of [[containerisation]] significantly reduced the stevedore workforces at major seaports. As a result, labour representation on the various Port Trusts has more recently been filled by civil servants drawn from among the permanent government employees carrying out services and administration functions.

==List of Port Trust Boards==
Currently there are 13 "major ports" in India, and all except Ennore Port are administered by a Port Trust Board. Ennore Port is a public company limited by guarantee, and fully owned by the national government. The ports with a Port Trust Board are:
* Mumbai<ref>{{cite web| title =Mumbai Port Trust Board of Trustees | publisher =Mumbai Port Trust | year=2018 | url =http://mumbaiport.gov.in/trustees.asp | access-date=7 January 2018 }}</ref>
* Kolkata<ref>[http://www.kolkataporttrust.gov.in/ Kolkata Port website]</ref>
* Chennai<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaiport.gov.in/|title=Port of Chennai|website=www.chennaiport.gov.in|accessdate=12 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304232646/http://www.chennaiport.gov.in/|archivedate=4 March 2007}}</ref>
* Kandla<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kandlaport.gov.in/ |title=Kandla Port website |access-date=13 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722080810/http://www.kandlaport.gov.in/ |archive-date=22 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Jawaharlal Nehru Port (near Mumbai)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jnport.com/|title=JN Port website|website=jnport.com|accessdate=12 January 2018}}</ref>
* Mormugao<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mptgoa.com/|title=Mormugao Port Trust|website=www.mptgoa.com|accessdate=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221101252/http://www.mptgoa.com/|archive-date=21 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* New Mangalore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newmangalore-port.com/|title=Home - New Mangalore Port - Building trust for businesses|website=www.newmangalore-port.com|accessdate=12 January 2018}}</ref>
* Cochin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cochinport.com/|title=Cochin Port Trust, Kerala, India, Ports, CPT, Shipping, Ships, Transport, Indian, India on Internet,Careers,jobs in Cochin port trust, Daily Vessel Position, cargo, water transport, container, passenger ships, vessel,wharf|website=www.cochinport.com|accessdate=12 January 2018}}</ref>
* V.O. Chidambaranar Port<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocport.gov.in/|title=Welcome to V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust|website=www.vocport.gov.in|accessdate=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628155711/http://vocport.gov.in/|archive-date=28 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar islands)
* Visakhapatnam<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vizagport.com/|title=VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST - HOME PAGE|first=|last=fullahead.org|website=www.vizagport.com|accessdate=12 January 2018}}</ref>
* Paradip<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paradipport.gov.in/|title=HOME :: Welcome to Paradip Port|website=www.paradipport.gov.in|accessdate=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224035244/http://paradipport.gov.in/|archive-date=24 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Government agencies established in 1980]]
[[Category:Port authorities]]
[[Category:Executive branch of the government of India]]

Port Trust Board (India) - Revision history

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