India 2018

Transport 511
Coastal Shipping
Coastal Shipping is fuel efficient, environment friendly and helps in easing traffic
congestion on roads. In other large economies like China, USA and Japan the
share of waterways is more than that of India. Presently, the share of waterways
in transportation of domestic goods is less than its potential.
Cruise Shipping
'Cruise Tourism' is a fast growing component of the leisure industry, worldwide.
Through this segment of niche tourism, huge amount of foreign exchange can
be earned and income generated onshore by providing the right policy
environment and infrastructure. With the steady development of India's
economy, growing middle class and increasing disposable income, the overall
environment is conducive for the promotion of cruise tourism within the country.
Indian Maritime University
Indian Maritime University (IMU) was set up in 2008 in Chennai with campuses
at Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam as a Central University. The existing
seven government and government aided maritime training and research
institutes viz. Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata, Marine
Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of
Advanced Maritime Studies and Research, Mumbai, T.S. Chanakya, Navi
Mumbai, National Maritime Academy, Chennai, Indian Institute of Port
Management, Kolkata as well as National Ship Design and Research Centre,
Visakhapatnam have been merged with the IMU. The University aims to achieve
academic and research excellence in merchant navy, ship design, ship building
and repair, supply chain management, and hydrography.
Lighthouses and Lightships
In the vast ocean, a mariner is not sure of his position unless he is guided by
some signal from the land/space. Directorate General of Lighthouses and
Lightships (DGLL) provides service to enable the mariners to know their position
with respect to a fixed point on the land with the help of visual aids to navigation
such as lighthouses, light vessels, buoys, beacons and radio aids to navigation
like differential global positioning system (DGPS), radar beacons (Racons), vessel
traffic service (VTS) and automatic identification system (AIS) etc. The Director
General of Lighthouses and Lightships advises the Government of India in the
matters relating to lighthouses and marine aids to navigation.
Director General of Shipping, Mumbai
The Directorate General of Shipping, an attached office of the Ministry of
Shipping, was established in 1949 for administering the Indian Merchant
Shipping Act, 1958 on all matters relating to shipping policy and legislation,
implementation of various international conventions relating to safety,
prevention of pollution and other mandatory regulations of the international
maritime organizations, promotion of maritime education and training,