Shipbreaking at Alang grinds to a complete haltChittagong in Bangladesh and Alang in Gujarat are global leaders in the marine salvage industry, with the Indian facility having a clear ed...
31 Mar, 2020, 11.24 AM IST
Can a new ship-recycling law help India regain its status as the world’s top dismantler of vessels?India used to be the world leader in the industry before competition from Bangladesh became too hot to handle.
22 Dec, 2019, 02.34 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
JICA loan to upgrade Alang-Sosiya ship recycling yards in GujaratThe total cost of the project will be $111 million, out of which $76 million will be provided as soft loan from JICA.
15 Sep, 2017, 09.08 PM 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
Maersk Group plans to break ships at Alang Yard"The Maersk Group’s policy is to only recycle ships responsibly. Until recently, this was only feasible in a limited number of yards in Chi...
13 May, 2016, 07.25 PM IST
Gujarat comes out with policy to help Alang ship-breaking industryFinance Minister Saurabh Patel said the state government and Gujarat Maritime Board formulated the policy to promote the industrial activit...
18 Jan, 2016, 11.53 PM 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
MSTC plans to set up ship recycling yard at GujaratMSTC has proposed to set up an integrated ship recycling yard under the Public Private Partnership route at Alang in Gujarat.
18 Nov, 2013, 06.37 PM IST
- Strengthen security at Alang ship-breaking yard: Panel
It has also said that the overall security at the yard be beefed up and the area should have more policemen.
17 Nov, 2013, 01.38 PM IST
- Slowdown at Alang yard pushes up scrap steel price
A slowdown at the country’s largest ship-breaking yard, Alang, has pushed up scrap steel prices by Rs 1,000 per tonne in two weeks.
12 May, 2011, 06.28 AM IST
- Freight rates flash warning signs
Global shipping rates are heaving and tossing. In May, it cost $25 to send one tonne iron ore from Andhra Pradesh to China. Today, it costs...
22 Jul, 2010, 01.01 AM IST
- Alang breaks a record 5,000 ships since 1982
With as many as 130 ships being broken simultaneously, the Alang ship breaking yard has crossed the milestone of dismantling 5,000 ships be...
30 Dec, 2009, 01.17 AM IST
- Scrap from Alang may bring down steel prices
The increasing ship-breaking activity at the country’s largest ship-breaking yard, Alang, may cause a fall in steel prices, with hundreds o...
27 Feb, 2009, 02.03 AM IST
- Ship-breakers desert Alang yard
The hands that used to work on mammoth ocean liners and crude carriers and generated revenues worth Rs 80,000 crore till 2008 in one of the...
23 Apr, 2008, 04.41 AM 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
- India to press for stricter norms on ship-breaking
India refuses to be a dump yard for hazardous ships. During the forthcoming inter-sessional working group meeting at the International Mari...
07 May, 2007, 02.32 AM IST