Lok Sabha Question No. 2208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Performance of Shipping Sector
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4TH JULY, 2019

## PERFORMANCE OF SHIPPING SECTOR

## 2208. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state:

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- (a) whether the Government  is aware that World Bank has ranked performance  of lndia in shipping sector at 35th position out of 160 countries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken to reduce lndian ships'turnaround time;
- (c) whether  the Government  has invested in procuring  high{ech navigational aids system and if so, the details thereof;  and
- (d) whether the Government has invested in improving the volume capacity of lndian  ports and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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- (a) The World Bank publishes the Logistics  Performance lndex (LPl) in every two years which includes the shipping sector  as one of the sub-elements  and lndia's LPI ranking in 2016 was 35.
- (b) Government has taken various measures  to reduce Turn Around l'ime, which are as under:
- (i) Berthing  Application  for allotment  of a suitable berth through Port Community  System (PCS) message  "BERMAN"  made nlandalory  with penalty clause.
- (ii) Submission  of Documents, Funds Transfer and berth allotment made online.
- (iii) E-Entry clearance  and E-port clearance.
- (iv) Mechanization  of berths for higher berth productivity.
- (iv) Adequate handling equipments  and evacuation equipment  to make available  prior to berth ing.
- (v) Procurement  and installation of container scanners.
- (vii) lnstallation  of RFtD.
- (c) Directorate  General  of Lighthouses  and Lightships has established several hi\_ tech marine  aids to navigation.  The details are at Annexure.
- (d) lnfrastructure  development  and capacily  augmentatron  of Major  ports  is an ongoing process.  The process  inter-alia involves construction  of new berths and terminals,  mechanization  of existing  berths and terminals, capital dredging for deepening  of drafts for attracting rarge vessers  in port channers, deveropment  oi road and rail connectivity  etc. A number of projects  involving  a total project  cost of Rs. 13,308.41  cr. have been sanctioned in the last three years on upgradation/  capacity augmenlation  of the Major  ports.  As a result, the cargo handling  capacity  of the Major Ports has been steadily going  up. The instaled capacity  of the Major  ports  as on 31.03.2019  is 1514 09 MTpA which is sufficienl to handle  the existing cargo traffic at the Major Ports.

## Annexure  referred  to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question No. 2208 for 04.07.2019

DGLL has established following hi{ech marine aids to navigation:

- (i) RACON (Radar BeaCON)  [64 Nos.] - A radio equipment transrnits its identity in Morse Code when interrogated  by Radar. It is used to mark ner,rr and uncharted hazards.
- (ii) Differential Global Positioning System  (DGPS)  -  [23  Nos.] - A system where errors in Global Positioning  System (GPS) are accurately computed  and then broadcasted  by MF beacon  to fix the position to a sub meter accuracy.  DGLL has established 23 DGPS along the coast of lndia. 13 DGPS has been upgraded to Differential Global Navigation Satellite  System (DGNSS) which are able to respond to the signals of other constellation like GLONASS (Russia), Galileo (European Union), Beidou (China) including IRNSS of lndia.
- (iii) Automatic ldentification System  (AlS)  -  AIS is a ship to ship and ship to shore based data broadcast system for maritime  safety and collision avoidance. DGLL has established  a network of 87 Physical  Shore  Station  (PSS)  along the coastline  of lndia known as National  Automatic ldentification System (NAIS).
- (iv) DGLL has Vessel Traffic Service  (VTS) in Gulf of Kachchh,  Gurjarat to improve the safety  and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the marine  environment.