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Alang shipbreaking yard, world's largest, faces worst-ever crisis as vessel arrivals hit record lowAlang, India's largest shipbreaking yard, is experiencing its worst downturn. Geopolitical tensions and extended ship lifespans have led to...
US-sanctioned tanker sale to India scrapyard shows dark fleet painA US-sanctioned tanker, Contract II, is being dismantled in Alang, India. The sale involves extended payment terms and measures to hide the...
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.
Oil tanker owners are scrapping the most ships in decadesWhile the demolition surge reflects the worst charter rates for owners in decades, scrapping often helps set the stage for market recoverie...
Infrastructure push: Indian yards to demolish vessels to increase scrapped metal supplyThe shipping market is weak and it is wise to replace older and inefficient vessels, said delegates at SeaAsia, a three-day conference and ...
Awaiting PM Narendra Modi's nod for submitting affidavit on Ram Sethu: Shipping Minister Nitin GadkariGadkari has time and again said that there was no question of demolishing the Ram Sethu - a mythical bridge built by Lord Rama to reach Lan...
Government exploring alternate route to launch Sethusamudram project"We are in the process of exploring an alternate route for SSCP through Pamban Pass without affecting Ram Sethu/Adam's Bridge," an official...
Government exploring alternate route to launch Sethusamudram Ship Canal projectBJP government after coming to power has made it clear that Ram Sethu structure would not be demolished.
Exploring alternate route for Sethusamudram: Shipping MinistryThe government is exploring the possibility of an alternate route for the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project, Parliament was informed today.
Government close to solution for Sethusamudram issue: Nitin Gadkari"There is no question of demolishing Ram Sethu while implementing Sethusamudram shipping canal project," he said.
No question of demolishing Ram Sethu: Nitin Gadkari"There is no question of demolition of the Ram Sethu," he said in a press conference to mark the NDA-led government's 100 days in office.
- Shipbreaking very unlikely to fill supply-demand gap in global tonnage
A pullback in scrapping could impede a rate recovery for shipping, which is a must for its survival.
- 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.
- Bangla rules cut into shipbreaking
Ship demolition sales in the year to date are just half of the total volume scrapped last year, with only 17.9m dwt removed from the global...
- Shipbreaking set for healthy turnaround amidst gloom
Amid gloomy figures and stats, panning every sector, Shipbreaking industry is up and is expected to post a remarkable turnaround this fisca...
- Two dozen ships help Alang sail again
Alang in Gujarat is swinging back to life. Once world’s largest ship demolition centre, now a marginal player, Alang is slowly breathing li...
- SSCP to be completed by Nov 08: Baalu
T R Baalu asserted that the multi-crore project would be completed by November 2008.
- Blue Lady's fate uncertain as activists to challenge SC
They say the recent court order violates its earlier ruling against such ships.
- 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...
- Norwegian liner `Blue Lady’ to light up shipbreaking in Alang
Alang is expected to gain immensely from the ship’s beaching. It will bring in a revenue of Rs 25 crore into state government’s kitty in ta...