• Shipping plays an important role in the economic

development of the country, especially in India’s

international trade.
• India has exported 18.7% of  goods and services of
the total GDP  as per world bank report. 

Indian • India is 16th largest maritime country in the world.

• Cargo traffic in the country is expected to rise to
Shipping 2,500 MT by 2024-25 from 1,072.23 MT in 2015-16.
industry The major ports in India collectively handled 679.4
MT of cargo during 2017-18 compared to 648.4 MT
a year ago.
• During 2018-19, major and non-major ports in India
handled a total cargo throughput of around 1,282
MT.
Indian Shipping Lines Share in Export
Containerised Cargo

• Containerization of cargo has increased in recent times, and now a large portion of
world’s sea transportable goods is transported through containers.
• India has 12 major and 200 minor/intermediate ports along the 7517 km coastline.
• The cargo traffic handled by nonmajor ports during April-December 2019 was
around 447.21 MT.
• Largest consignment of container cargo with 52 containers from Haldia Docks was
carried through National Waterway-1 from Haldia to Patna on 30.07.2019.
• New Mangalore Port has registered 12.14 % growth in container traffic during the
current year up to December by handling 1,11,979 TEUs compared to 99,856 TEUs
handled in the corresponding period of previous year.
Indian Shipping Lines Share in Export
Containerised Cargo

Figures in MT
Indian Shipping Lines Share in
Export Containerised
• Jawahar lal Nehru port
Cargo(Contd.) handled traffic of 50.73 MT
during 2019-20 (upto
December 2019) of which
containerized cargo account
for 45.09 MT.
• JNPT has been awarded
‘Best Port of The Year
(Containerized)’ at the 4th
India Maritime Awards.