Indian shipping industry had fleet of 1,401 vessels as of December 31, 2018

As of December 31, 2018, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,401 vessels of 12.68 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.17 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 945 were coastal vessels with a tonnage of 1.48 million GT (1.63 million DWT) and 456 overseas vessels of 11.2 million GT (17.54 million DWT).