| What is the significance of Gujarat as a maritime state? | a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1200 kms | 12.1.1 Gujarat is a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1200 kms. (16% of India’s total coastline). | 18 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | Gujarat is a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1200 kms. | 36 | page=36,block=10 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the primary driver of seaborne trade? | Developments in the world economy and merchandise trade | Trends and Developments in World Seaborne Trade 1. Fortunes of maritime trade move in tandem with worldwide macroeconomic conditions. Developments in the world economy and merchandise trade are primary drivers in seaborne trade. Maritime transport activity depends on developments in world trade. An analysis of world seaborne trade (Table:2) based on Review of Maritime Transport (RMT), UNCTAD (2011) shows that world seaborne trade in 2010 bounced back from the contraction of the previous year and grew by an estimated 7 per cent, taking the total of goods loaded to 8.4 billion tons, a level surpassing the pre- crisis level reached in 2008. | 134 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | Fortunes of maritime trade move in tandem with worldwide macroeconomic conditions. Developments in the world economy and merchandise trade are primary drivers in seaborne trade. | 13 | page=13,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does India’s maritime trade include? | export-import trade in various bulk and non-bulk commodities | India’s Maritime Trade 2. India’s maritime trade comprises of export-import trade in various bulk and non-bulk commodities. Over the last decade, since the launch of economic reforms, there has been a steady increase in handling of cargo traffic at Indian ports. Though India’s share in global exports is about 1%, export growth has shown vigour and vitality over the last few years. To sustain the momentum of exports and improve competitiveness the country would need adequate and efficient infrastructure in terms of ports and maritime services. Indian Shipping Share in the Total Overseas Cargo Carried 2. During 2010-11, the total overseas cargo handled at Indian ports was placed at 732.29 million tonnes. The share of Indian bottoms in carrying this total cargo is summarized in Table 2A. | 62 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | India’s maritime trade comprises of export-import trade in various bulk and non-bulk commodities. | 17 | page=17,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does NSICT stand for? | Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal | Mechanical Neg./N Negligible NMPT New Mangalore Port Trust NSICT Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal P Provisional POL Petroleum, Oil & Lubricant PPT Paradip Port Trust R&D Research & Development RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RMQC Rail Mounted Quay Crane Ro-Ro Roll On-Roll Off RTG/RTGC Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane SKO Superior Kerosene Oil SPM Single Point Mooring T Tonnes TEU Twenty Tonnes Equivalent Unit TLT Top Lift Truck TPT Tuticorin Port Trust UL Unloaded VPT Visakhapatnam Port Trust | 65 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | Mechanical Neg./N Negligible NMPT New Mangalore Port Trust NSICT Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal P Provisional POL Petroleum, Oil & Lubricant PPT Paradip Port Trust R&D Research & Development RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RMQC Rail Mounted Quay Crane Ro-Ro Roll On-Roll Off RTG/RTGC Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane SKO Superior Kerosene Oil SPM Single Point Mooring T Tonnes TEU Twenty Tonnes Equivalent Unit TLT Top Lift Truck TPT Tuticorin Port Trust UL Unloaded VPT Visakhapatnam Port Trust | 8 | page=8,block=1 |
| What does gang shift refer to? | a gang (irrespective of number of persons in the gang) working in one shift. | Traffic flows A vector with magnitude and direction such as passengers embarked/disembarked or cargo exports/imports. 23. Gang Gang is a group of workers formed as one unit for the purpose of handling cargo in the act of discharging from or loading on to the ship inside the ship inside the hatch-hold of the vessel or in the deck as per necessity. 24. Gang shift Refers to a gang (irrespective of number of persons in the gang) working in one shift. 25. Gang hours Number of hours per shift multiplied by number of gang shift. 26. Cranage The hire charges for providing a port crane for cargo handling. 27. Wharfage A port charge on the ships for all cargo conveyed on over or through a wharf/berth. | 374 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | Gang shift Refers to a gang (irrespective of number of persons in the gang) working in one shift. 25. | 258 | page=258,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does wharfage refer to? | A port charge on the ships for all cargo conveyed on over or through a wharf/berth. | Traffic flows A vector with magnitude and direction such as passengers embarked/disembarked or cargo exports/imports. 23. Gang Gang is a group of workers formed as one unit for the purpose of handling cargo in the act of discharging from or loading on to the ship inside the ship inside the hatch-hold of the vessel or in the deck as per necessity. 24. Gang shift Refers to a gang (irrespective of number of persons in the gang) working in one shift. 25. Gang hours Number of hours per shift multiplied by number of gang shift. 26. Cranage The hire charges for providing a port crane for cargo handling. 27. Wharfage A port charge on the ships for all cargo conveyed on over or through a wharf/berth. | 617 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | Wharfage A port charge on the ships for all cargo conveyed on over or through a wharf/berth. | 258 | page=258,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the full form of ALHW? | Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works | ******* Abbreviation Used … Not Available - Nil ALHW Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works ChPT Chennai Port Trust Conv. Conventional CoPT Cochin Port Trust DCI Dredging Corporation of India DLB Dock Labour Board DWT Dead Weight Tonnage EDC Ethylene Dichloride FLT Fork Lift Truck FO Furnace Oil FRM Fertiliser Raw Material GAPL Gujarat Adani Ports Ltd. GPPL Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. GRT Gross Registered Tonnage HDC Haldia Dock Complex HR Coil Hot Rolled Coil HSD High Speed Diesel ICD Inland Container Depot JNPT Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust KDS Kolkata Dock System KoPT Kolkata Port Trust KPT Kandla Port Trust L Loaded LDO Light Diesel Oil LH&LS Light House & Light Ships LOA Length Overall MbPT Mumbai Port Trust MoPT Mormugao Port Trust MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPSO Minor Ports Survey Organisation Mech. | 53 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | ******* Abbreviation Used … Not Available - Nil ALHW Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works ChPT Chennai Port Trust Conv. | 8 | page=8,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What organization is abbreviated as JNPT? | Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust | ******* Abbreviation Used … Not Available - Nil ALHW Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works ChPT Chennai Port Trust Conv. Conventional CoPT Cochin Port Trust DCI Dredging Corporation of India DLB Dock Labour Board DWT Dead Weight Tonnage EDC Ethylene Dichloride FLT Fork Lift Truck FO Furnace Oil FRM Fertiliser Raw Material GAPL Gujarat Adani Ports Ltd. GPPL Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. GRT Gross Registered Tonnage HDC Haldia Dock Complex HR Coil Hot Rolled Coil HSD High Speed Diesel ICD Inland Container Depot JNPT Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust KDS Kolkata Dock System KoPT Kolkata Port Trust KPT Kandla Port Trust L Loaded LDO Light Diesel Oil LH&LS Light House & Light Ships LOA Length Overall MbPT Mumbai Port Trust MoPT Mormugao Port Trust MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPSO Minor Ports Survey Organisation Mech. | 514 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | GRT Gross Registered Tonnage HDC Haldia Dock Complex HR Coil Hot Rolled Coil HSD High Speed Diesel ICD Inland Container Depot JNPT Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust KDS Kolkata Dock System KoPT Kolkata Port Trust KPT Kandla Port Trust L Loaded LDO Light Diesel Oil LH&LS Light House & Light Ships LOA Length Overall MbPT Mumbai Port Trust MoPT Mormugao Port Trust MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPSO Minor Ports Survey Organisation Mech. |
| What did developing economies contribute to during the global recovery? | the global recovery with the rebound being led by large emerging economies like China India and Brazil | In 2010, advanced economies recorded positive growth, with their output expanding by more than 3 per cent. Developing economies continued to drive the global recovery with the rebound being led by large emerging economies like China India and Brazil. The overall strong performance of developing countries as a group conceals differences between countries and groupings. | 147 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | Developing economies continued to drive the global recovery with the rebound being led by large emerging economies like China India and Brazil. | 11 | page=11,block=3 | 0.800 | valid |
| What contributed to the improvement in efficiency of cargo handling operations at India's major ports? | capacity addition and the productivity improvements achieved by the major ports coupled with growing participation of Private Sector in cargo handling | traffic of the country in 2010-11. Traffic handled at the major ports has been increasing over the years in tandem with the economic activity and volume of trade turnover. The total traffic handled by the major ports has recorded nearly three fold increase from 195.9 million tonnes in 1993-94 to 570.09 million tonnes in 2010-11 (Chart 2). 6. Cargo handling capacity at major ports has also risen with traffic. The capacity which was placed at 174.09 million tonnes at the end of 1994-95 has increased to a level of 670.13 million tonnes at the end of 2010-11. 6. The capacity addition and the productivity improvements achieved by the major ports coupled with growing participation of Private Sector in cargo handling have had a favourable impact on efficiency of cargo handling operations at India’s major ports. | 569 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/bps%202010-11_compressed_0.pdf | The capacity addition and the productivity improvements achieved by the major ports coupled with growing participation of Private Sector in cargo handling have had a favourable impact on efficiency of cargo handling operations at India’s major ports. |