The global shipping industry transports over 90% of world trade and is essential for importing and exporting goods worldwide. It is regulated by the International Maritime Organization and involves over 50,000 merchant ships from over 150 countries. India has a significant shipping industry due to its long coastline and major ports, but faces challenges from infrastructure issues and foreign competition. The government aims to further develop this important sector to support the country's economic growth.

3. About 90% of world trade
is carried by the
international shipping industry.
Without shipping,
the import/export of
affordable food and goods
would not be possible
- half the world would starve
and the other half would freeze!

4. Shipping is regulated
globally by the
International
Maritime Organization
(IMO).

5. There are over 50,000 merchant ships
trading internationally,
transporting every kind of cargo.
The world fleet is registered in over
150 nations,
and manned by over a million
seafarers of virtually every
nationality.

6. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the United
Nations system’s regulatory agency for the maritime sector.
 Its global mandate is “Safe, secure and efficient shipping on
clean oceans”.
IMO’s rules and standards are accepted by Govt’s. and global
shipping industry

7. Driven in particular by a rise in China’s domestic
demand as well as increased intra- Asian and
South-South trade
 International seaborne trade performed better
than the world economy, with volumes increasing
at an estimated 4.3 per cent in 2012, nearly the same
rate as 2011.
 About 9.2 billion tons of goods were loaded in
ports worldwide, with tanker trade (crude oil,
petroleum products and gas)

8. WORLD MAJOR SEAPORT

9. Country Ships In Fleet
Japan 3,962
Greece 3,032
Germany 2,321
China 1,999
USA 1,963
Russia 1,872
Norway 1,458
Singapore 1,122
Netherlands 1,016
UK 957
World Top Ten Largest Merchant
Shipping Fleets

10. 1. Maersk Line (Denmark)
2. Mediterranean Shipping Company (Switzerland)
3. CMA CGM (France)
4. Evergreen Line (Taiwan)
5. COSCO (China)
6. Hapag-Lloyd (Germany)
7. APL The American President Lines (Singapore)
8. Hanjin Shipping Company (Korea)
9. CSCL The China Shipping Container Lines (China)
10. MOL MOL (Japan)

11. 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

12. Indian tonnage currently stands
at 10.11 million GT and Indian
flagged vessels carry 8.4% of
Indian trade cargo.
The rest is carried by overseas
shipping companies.
 Coastal shipping accounts for
just 10% or a million GT of India’s
total tonnage.
INDIAN SHIPPING
INDUSTRY

13. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
•India has a long coastline, spanning 7516.6 kilometers and is
serviced by approximately 200 ports
•India has historically been serviced through 14 major ports.
•Mumbai is the largest port and handles 50% of all of Indian
export originating mainly from the Northern and Central India
•Container wise, Mumbai handles 4.1 million Twenty Foot
Equivalent Units (TEU)
•Bulk wise, the overall tonnage of all cargo shipped through
major ports in the 2010 was 560 mn. tonnes

17. 1. The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
2. Essar Shipping
3. The Great Eastern Shipping Companies
4. Bharati Shipyard
5. ABG Shipyard
6. Mercator Limited
7. Gujarat Pipavav
8. Varun Shipping
9. Global Offshore Services Ltd
10. Shreyas Shipping

18. India is ranked 15th in the world, with a shipping tonnage of
around 11,5 million gross tonnage (GT) in 2011
Today, India has around 1071 ships with 722 coastal and 349
overseas ships Indian coastal shipping is highly fragmented
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 with Shipping Corporation of India
(SCI), the largest public sector enterprise also being the largest
in the country

19. TYPE OF VESSELS No. of G.T. D.W.T.
Vessels
Dry Cargo Liner 22 285455 407826
Cellular Container 17 228591 272124
Dry Cargo Bulk Carrier 100 3086423 4078918
Ore Oil Bulk Carrier 1 28029 45792
Oil Tanker (Crude Carrier) 60 3228335 5767181
Oil Tankers (PC) 49 1897556 3266466
Passenger-Cum-Cargo Vessels 4 19659 10731
Acid Carrier 2 32747 50523
LPG Carrier 9 278330 272881
Supply Vessel 50 146579 94655
RO-RO Container Vessel 4 54019 18889
Dredger 5 21182 12641
Tug 27 23857 14893
GRAND TOTAL OVERSEAS 350 9330762 14313520
Category-wise Indian Overseas Tonnage
as on 31-12-2012
India’s overseas tonnage as on 31-3-2013 was 358 ships of 9160044
GT

20. Transport of goods by Waterways
a comparison of present scenario
%
of total
goods
moved by
India China United States
Road 57% 22% 37%
Rail 36% 47% 48%
Waterways 6% 30% 14%

22. INDIA HAS ACCESS TO TWO
MAJOR SHIPPING ROUTES
MORE THAN 7500 KM COASTLINE
INCLUDING THE ISLAND
TERRITORIES
WIDESPREAD PORTS

23. • Indian shipping companies having acquisitions with
foreign shipping companies
• More than USD $4bn is expected to be invested in
India's port sector.
• New major container terminals being developed at the
port of Chennai and Mumbai
• Cargo volumes are expected to grow with an average of
16.5% year on year in the coming 5-10 years

24. • The underinvestment in the India’s maritime
sector has affected the development of ports in
the country
• Inefficient judiciary system slow development
of new port infrastructure
• High levels of bureaucracy prevents the
government funding from developing new port
projects in the country
• Tax structure not allowing the Indian
manufacturers to be competitive <Think this is
an argument Indian exporters are using in
lobbying rather than being a fact>

25.  Major developments taking place in Sri
Lanka's port sector may reduce demand for
transshipment services at Southern Indian ports.
 A government tax on iron ore exports may lead
to a fall in bulk shipments at major export
terminals.
 India's ports have suffered from congestion
during 2011, potentially slowing the country's
growth trajectory

26. Vision 2020: Maritime Sector
•Estimated Traffic in all ports including non-major ports - 2495
MMT
•Total Capacity in major and non-major ports – 3130 MMT
•Total proposed Investments in major and non-major ports by
2020 – US $ 10.67 billion (Private investment- 95%)
•Shipping tonnage to increase to 43 million GT by 2020.
•Share of India in shipbuilding to increase to 5% of the world
market.
•Promote use of Inland Waterways.

27. A Vibrant Economy - Huge market with a billion plus
population and impressive GDP growth.
Ports play a vital role in overall economic
development. About 95% by volume and 70% by
value of the country’s international trade is through
maritime transport.
Aim is to navigate and steer the Indian maritime
sector realistically into the premier maritime nations.