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Year-wise Strength of Indian Merchant Shipping Fleet

Dataset Overview

The data shows year-wise and item-wise distribution of vessels for coastal and overseas shipping in the Indian Merchant shipping fleet. Note: 1. Data as on 31st December. 2. Dry Cargo Liner vessels include Barges, Bulk Carriers, Cellular Containers, Container Ship, Dredgers, General Cargo, Motor Launch, Motorship, Motor Tanker, Motor Tender, Motor Tug, MSV, Port Trusts & Maritime Boards, Ro-Ro ...

Organisation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Sectors

Transport

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Yearly

Time Saved

3 hours

Number of rows

1350

Number of Columns

7

Sources

Indian Shipping Statistics 2023

Time Period

1994 to 2023

Units

value in Absolute Number

value in Thousand Tonnes

Last Updated

November, 2024

Related Datasets

Year-wise Share of Indian Flag/Foreign Vessels in the Overseas Cargo Traffic Handled at Ports

Organisation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Time Period

2001-02 to 2022-23

Year-wise Growth of Indian Fleet- By Type of Vessels

Organisation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Time Period

1994 to 2023

State and Year-wise Number of Inland Water Vessels, Passenger Carried and Volume of Cargo Carried

Organisation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Time Period

2004-05 to 2022-23

Data Preview

yearshipping_typevessel_typeitemvalueunitnote
2023Coastal ShippingDry Cargo LinerNo. Of Vessels692value in Absolute Numbervessel_type: Includes Barges, Bulk Carriers, Cellular Containers, Container Ship, Dredgers, General Cargo,Motor Launch, Motorship, Motor Tanker, Motor Tender, Motor Tug, MSV, Port Trusts & Maritime Boards, Ro-Ro Container Vessels, Supply Vessels and Tugs.
2023Coastal ShippingDry Cargo LinerGross Tonnage855value in Thousand Tonnesvessel_type: Includes Barges, Bulk Carriers, Cellular Containers, Container Ship, Dredgers, General Cargo,Motor Launch, Motorship, Motor Tanker, Motor Tender, Motor Tug, MSV, Port Trusts & Maritime Boards, Ro-Ro Container Vessels, Supply Vessels and Tugs.
2023Coastal ShippingDry Cargo LinerDead Weight Tonnage1032value in Thousand Tonnesvessel_type: Includes Barges, Bulk Carriers, Cellular Containers, Container Ship, Dredgers, General Cargo,Motor Launch, Motorship, Motor Tanker, Motor Tender, Motor Tug, MSV, Port Trusts & Maritime Boards, Ro-Ro Container Vessels, Supply Vessels and Tugs.
2023Coastal ShippingDry Cargo Bulk CarrierNo. Of Vessels28value in Absolute Numbervessel_type: Includes AHTS, Electric Propulsion & Floating Cranes.
2023Coastal ShippingDry Cargo Bulk CarrierGross Tonnage202value in Thousand Tonnesvessel_type: Includes AHTS, Electric Propulsion & Floating Cranes.
2023Coastal ShippingDry Cargo Bulk CarrierDead Weight Tonnage297value in Thousand Tonnesvessel_type: Includes AHTS, Electric Propulsion & Floating Cranes.
2023Coastal ShippingOil TankerNo. Of Vessels30value in Absolute Numbervessel_type: Includes LPG Carriers and Ethylene Gas Carriers.
2023Coastal ShippingOil TankerGross Tonnage294value in Thousand Tonnesvessel_type: Includes LPG Carriers and Ethylene Gas Carriers.
2023Coastal ShippingOil TankerDead Weight Tonnage492value in Thousand Tonnesvessel_type: Includes LPG Carriers and Ethylene Gas Carriers.
2023Coastal ShippingPassenger-cum-CargoNo. Of Vessels106value in Absolute Numbervessel_type: Includes Passenger services, Pleasure Yachts and Yachts.

Metadata

NameNumber of Distinct ValuesNumber of Unique ValuesTypeCount
year300Number1350
shipping_type20Text1350
vessel_type100Text1350
item40Text1350
value595423Number1350
unit20Text1350
note100Text900

Related Datasets

Year-wise Share of Indian Flag/Foreign Vessels in the Overseas Cargo Traffic Handled at Ports

Organisation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Time Period

2001-02 to 2022-23

Year-wise Growth of Indian Fleet- By Type of Vessels

Organisation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Time Period

1994 to 2023

State and Year-wise Number of Inland Water Vessels, Passenger Carried and Volume of Cargo Carried

Organisation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Time Period

2004-05 to 2022-23

Tags

Overseas Shipping

Citation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Year-wise Strength of Indian Merchant Shipping Fleet [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/706