Significantly lower port turnaround time will attract global shipping lines: Sarbananda Sonowal, minister for ports, shipping, and waterwaysSarbananda Sonowal said that the vision of making India a developed and self-dependent country by 2047 is a priority which Prime Minister N...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
Budget 2021: Ship Recycling capacity to double by 2024, generate 1.5 lakh jobsIndia has enacted Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 and acceded to the Hong Kong International Convention.
01 Feb, 2021, 02.52 PM IST
Momentous occasion for Alang as historic warship INS Viraat set for dismantlingThis Centaur-class aircraft carrier of Indian Navy that remained in service for almost 30 years and holds the Guinness record for world's l...
28 Sep, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
India eyes 60 per cent share of global ship recycling business; higher GDP contribution: MandaviyaCurrently, India recycles around 300 of the 1,000 ships which are demolished per annum globally. However, countries like Japan, Europe and ...
25 Dec, 2019, 12.08 PM IST
Two Indian ship recycling yards selected for EU auditThe Indian ship recycling industry has typically followed substandard practices which dissuaded ship owners from using their services.
30 Oct, 2018, 07.42 PM IST
What India makes: List of India's manufacturing hubsApparel industry manufacturing woollen garments and hosiery apparel, hand tools and industrial equipment, bicycle manufacturing, bicycle pa...
16 Jun, 2018, 11.29 PM IST
Government to soon unveil new shipbuilding policyThe new policy will have a special focus on positioning India as a manufacturing hub of LPG, LNG, cruise and chemical tanker ships, besides...
15 Jun, 2017, 01.31 AM IST
At Alang shipbreaking yard, worker safety remains a dusty dreamGoing the whole nine yards in Alang, the ship graveyard of the world, where worker safety and benefits are still a dusty, murky pipe dream.
23 Oct, 2016, 01.26 AM IST
Alang ship breakers hit by drop in steel scrap prices, rupee depreciatio: IFA Global reportThe shipyard at Alang recycles approximately half of all ships salvaged around the world and is considered as the world's largest graveyard...
17 Nov, 2015, 03.58 PM IST
Dawood Ibrahim uses ship business to smuggle drugs, armsDawood Ibrahim and his aides have a major stake in the multimillion-dollar ship-breaking industry in India, according to a report.
16 Jul, 2012, 11.52 AM IST
- Dead ships conduit of hawala money in ship-breaking business in Alang
Dead ships in Indian waters are not just an environmental hazard but a security threat as well, security agencies have informed the governm...
09 Aug, 2011, 05.20 AM IST
- Banned in Bangladesh, toxic ship heads to India
After being banned in Bangladesh, a toxic-laden ship, Probo Koala, is headed towards Indian shores for dismantling.
01 Jun, 2011, 08.03 AM IST
- Banned in Bangladesh, toxic ship heads to India
After being banned in Bangladesh , a toxic-laden ship, Probo Koala, is headed towards Indian shores for dismantling , a global group of act...
01 Jun, 2011, 07.27 AM IST
- GVK to develop LNG terminal in Gujarat
GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd has inked an agreement with the state government for developing a new terminal for importing gas at Okhama...
13 Jan, 2011, 10.31 PM IST
- Gujarat government plans SPV for Alang shipyard
The Gujarat government is planning to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle to develop, maintain and operate the Alang Ship Breaking yard on a p...
31 Mar, 2008, 10.30 PM IST