211 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from ISS 2023, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 252-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include indian shipping statistics 2023, transport research wing, indian fleet, coastal fleet, overseas fleet, gross tonnage (gt), oil tankers, dry cargo liner. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 152 factual, 33 definition, 14 table, 4 list, 4 relationship, 2 comparison, 2 summary. 45 of the 211 pairs (21.3%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 166 are factual or table-based questions. 98.58% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 211 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the Indian Shipping Statistics 2023 publication by shipmin.gov.in. It covers topics such as fleet composition, gross tonnage, and shipping terminology. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source, ensuring traceability to the original document. The dataset includes various question types, with 21.3% being explanatory and the rest factual or table-based. The sample rows highlight definitions, historical data, and specific statistics about India's shipping industry.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| How are liner operations performed according to the Shipping Corporation of India? | as a member of consortium on slot sharing basis | Source : Shipping Corporation of India * Instead of No. of Voyages and tonnage of cargo, Time Charter Yield (TCY) per day is planned. ** : Liner operations are performed as a member of consortium on slot sharing basis. (From 2016-17 to 2022-23) | 170 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | ** : Liner operations are performed as a member of consortium on slot sharing basis. | 224 | page=224,block=22 | 0.700 | valid |
| What distinguishes a liner ship from other ships? | plies on a regular schedule services between groups of ports | 30. Lash – Lighter abroad ship. 31. Launch – A large, heavy and beamy ship’s boat with flat floors and rather shallow draft, formerly used and designed for carrying stores and men. 32. Liner Ship – A ship that plies on a regular schedule services between groups of ports. The ships of a liner company are common carriers, offering cargo space or passenger accommodation to al | 210 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | Liner Ship – A ship that plies on a regular schedule services between groups of ports. | 250 | page=250,block=16 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does dead weight tonnage measure on a ship? | the number of tons (2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. | 15. Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT)– It is the number of tons (2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. 16. Displacement Light – The weight of a ship without stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. 17. Displacement Loaded – The weight of a ship plus stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. 18. Draft – The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. 19. Dumb Barge – Abarge which has no means of self propulsion in the way of sails or engine power and which has to be towed or is allowed to drift under the influence of the tide or current. 20. Fishing Vessel – A ship fitted with mechanical means of propulsion which is exclusively engaged in sea fishing for profit. 21. | 37 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT)– It is the number of tons (2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. | 250 | page=250,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What does the draft of a ship refer to? | The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line | 15. Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT)– It is the number of tons (2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. 16. Displacement Light – The weight of a ship without stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. 17. Displacement Loaded – The weight of a ship plus stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. 18. Draft – The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. 19. Dumb Barge – Abarge which has no means of self propulsion in the way of sails or engine power and which has to be towed or is allowed to drift under the influence of the tide or current. 20. Fishing Vessel – A ship fitted with mechanical means of propulsion which is exclusively engaged in sea fishing for profit. 21. | 393 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | Draft – The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. | 250 | page=250,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term 'craft' mean in the context of marine terminology? | every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. | Craft – A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. For marine insurance purposes, a craft is any barge, lighter, river trades or any other boat or vessel employed in carrying, shipping or discharging the goods insured. | 45 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | Craft – A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. For marine insurance purposes, a craft is any barge, lighter, river trades or any other boat or vessel employed in carrying, shipping or discharging the goods insured. | 249 | page=249,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term bollard pull refer to? | The amount of pull exerted on a bollard of a ship. | Bollard – Single or double cast steel post secured to a wharf or pier and used for mooring vessels by means of lines extending from the vessel and fastened to the wharf or pier. 5. Bollard Pull – The amount of pull exerted on a bollard of a ship. 6. Breaking Bulk – The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. 7. Bunker – Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). 8. Cargo Ship – A ship which is not a passenger ship. 9. Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton – It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. In the British countries the long tons of 2240 pounds for 40 cubic feet and under the metric system as in India, the metric tonne of 1000 Kg. for a cubic metre. 10. | 196 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | Bollard Pull – The amount of pull exerted on a bollard of a ship. 6. | 249 | page=249,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term breaking bulk refer to? | The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. | Bollard – Single or double cast steel post secured to a wharf or pier and used for mooring vessels by means of lines extending from the vessel and fastened to the wharf or pier. 5. Bollard Pull – The amount of pull exerted on a bollard of a ship. 6. Breaking Bulk – The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. 7. Bunker – Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). 8. Cargo Ship – A ship which is not a passenger ship. 9. Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton – It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. In the British countries the long tons of 2240 pounds for 40 cubic feet and under the metric system as in India, the metric tonne of 1000 Kg. for a cubic metre. 10. | 266 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | Breaking Bulk – The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. 7. | 249 | page=249,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term cargo tonnage or freight ton mean? | the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. | Bollard – Single or double cast steel post secured to a wharf or pier and used for mooring vessels by means of lines extending from the vessel and fastened to the wharf or pier. 5. Bollard Pull – The amount of pull exerted on a bollard of a ship. 6. Breaking Bulk – The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. 7. Bunker – Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). 8. Cargo Ship – A ship which is not a passenger ship. 9. Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton – It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. In the British countries the long tons of 2240 pounds for 40 cubic feet and under the metric system as in India, the metric tonne of 1000 Kg. for a cubic metre. 10. | 472 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton – It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. In the British countries the long tons of 2240 pounds for 40 cubic feet and under the metric system as in India, the metric tonne of 1000 Kg. | 249 | |||
| What is a barge in a legal sense? | a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. | Appendix DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY USED IN SHIPPING 1. A Liner Conference – An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. A conference line ship is a vessel of ship owner belonging to such shipping conference. 2. Ballast – Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. 3. Barrage – A term applied to a flag officer’s boat in naval usage, or to an elegantly fitted boat, or craft of ceremony propelled mechanically or by oars and reserved for the use of high officials when transported in State. In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. 4. | 663 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. 4. | 249 | page=249,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is a liner conference in shipping terminology? | An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. | Appendix DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY USED IN SHIPPING 1. A Liner Conference – An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. A conference line ship is a vessel of ship owner belonging to such shipping conference. 2. Ballast – Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. 3. Barrage – A term applied to a flag officer’s boat in naval usage, or to an elegantly fitted boat, or craft of ceremony propelled mechanically or by oars and reserved for the use of high officials when transported in State. In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. 4. | 78 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202023.pdf | A Liner Conference – An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. A conference line ship is a vessel of ship owner belonging to such shipping conference. | 249 |
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