"An association which will promote the interest of the private ports and terminals in India in order to enable them to provide world class cost efficient services to their customers."

To achieve this we will:

• Develop a strong business network to assist one another;
• Promote best practices by our members;
• Liaise and interact with various statutory, governments, legal and private entities to ensure that the non-tangible and tangible infrastructure to achieve this goal is available;
• Interact with various agencies, organizations to ensure that the combined voice of Indian Private Ports and Terminals Association is heard, leading to better efficiency for trade;
• To set up safety and related standards and take up programmes for protection of the environment.