The
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has a well planned vessel acquisition programme which is prepared based on the need for the
vessels either for replacement of the existing vessels or for augmentation of
the SCI fleet. The details of vessels
ordered by SCI during last three years (2009-10 to 2011-12) are as under:
|
Year
|
No. of
vessels
|
GT
(Gross
Tonnage)
|
DWT
(Dead
Weight Tonnage)
|
|
2009-10
|
05
(includes 1 resale MR tanker)
|
38,393
|
61,256
|
|
2010-11
|
11
|
7,25,067
|
12,16,964
|
|
2011-12
|
09
(includes 2 Supramax
bulk carriers)
|
1,11,304
|
1,68,254
|
|
Total
|
25
|
8,74,764
|
14,46,474
|
No
acquisition of vessels has been ordered by SCI during current financial year
2012-13.
The above information was
given by the Union Minister of Shipping, Shri
G.K. Vasan in
a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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