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INDIA -
INFRASTRUCTURE - INDUSTRY - SHIPPING |
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Date-wise Events |
- April 05, 1919: On this
day, the modern Indian shipping started with the voyage of
LIBERTY of Scindia Steam Navigation Company. From 1964
onwards, this day is observed as National
Maritime Day for the Indian Merchant navy.
- Indian maritime history began during the 3rd
millennium BCE when inhabitants of the Indus Valley
initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia.
- On April 05, 1919 Indian navigation history of India
was created when SS Loyalty, the first ship of The
Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd., journeyed to the
United Kingdom.
- It was a crucial step for Indian shipping history
when sea routes were controlled by the British.
- March 14, 1948: JALA
USHA, the first steamer built by India at Vishakhapatnam,
was launched on this day by Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime
Minister of India.
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Description |
- About 90% of India's international trade is conducted by
the sea.
- India is ranked 15th in the world, with a shipping
tonnage of around 11.5 million gross tonnage (GT) in 2011.
- Presently (Dec, 2016) India has around 1071 ships with
722 coastal and 349 overseas ships.
- The top 9 companies account for nearly 70% of the total
fleet by Dead Weight Tons and in terms of number of ships,
the top 9 companies only control 20% share of the fleet.
- Many companies own just 1 or 2 ships.
- The Indian shipping industry consists of approximately
31 major shipping companies.
- Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is the largest
shipping enterprise in the country.
- India has about 7500 kilometres of coastline and is
serviced by approximately 200 ports.
- Mumbai is the largest port and handles 50% of all of
Indian export originating mainly from the Northern and
Central India.
- The underinvestment in the India's marine sector has
affected the development of ports in the country.
- New major container terminals being developed at the
port of Chennai and Mumbai.
- Maritime transport is essential to the world's
economy as over 90% of the world's trade is carried by sea
and it is, by far, the most cost-effective way to move en
masse goods and raw materials around the world.
- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the
United Nations (UN) system's regulatory agency for the
maritime sector. Its global mandate is “safe, secure and
efficient shipping on clean oceans.
- Major sea ports of the world include Port of
Shanghai, Port of singapore, Port of Hongkong, Port of
Dubai, Port of New York, Port of Mumbai, Port Tokyo, Port of
Rotterdam, Port of Perth.
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