Alang Ship Breaking Yard

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Alang Ship Breaking Yard is the world's largest ship breaking yard with total wealth of US$110.6 billion (including total assets since established) it is located at Alang, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

History[]

Alang Ship Breaking Yard was established in 1983.[8]

Location[]

The yards are located on the Gulf of Khambhat, 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Bhavnagar. Though commonly referred to as the Alang Ship Breaking Yard success of the industry has resulted in extension northeastern east to Sosiya.[9][10]

Capacity[]

Alang Ship Breaking Yard has a total of 183 plots or ship breaking yards.[11] It has total capacity of 4.5 million Light Displacement Tonnage (LDT or weight of a vessel without fuel, cargo, etc).[11][10]

Regional Competitors[]

Alang Ship Breaking Yard is the world's largest ship breaking yard followed by (Turkey), Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard (Bangladesh) and Gadani ship-breaking yard (Pakistan).[4][12] In the 1980s, Gadani was the largest ship-breaking yard in the world. However, competition from newer facilities in Alang, India and Chittagong, Bangladesh resulted in a significant reduction in output, with Gadani today producing less than one fifth of the scrap it produced in the 1980s.[13][14]

The shipyards at Alang recycle approximately half of all ships salvaged around the world.[15] It is considered the world's largest graveyard of ships.[16]

Salvaging method[]

Large supertankers, car ferries, container ships, and a dwindling number of ocean liners are beached during high tide, and as the tide recedes, hundreds of manual laborers move onto the beach to dismantle each ship, salvaging what they can and reducing the rest to scrap.[17]

Upgrading[]

The governments of Japan and Gujarat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which focuses on technology transfer and financial assistance from Japan to assist in the upgrading of operations at Alang Ship Breaking Yard to meet international standards.[18] This is a part of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, a larger partnership between the Japanese and Gujarat government. Under this plan, Japan will address the environmental implications of ship breaking in Alang Ship Breaking Yard,[19] and will develop a marketing strategy. The project is to be carried out as a public-private partnership. The project's aim is to make this shipyard the largest International Maritime Organization-compliant ship recycling yard in the world.

Famous ship breaking[]

In December 2009, the longest ship ever built, Seawise Giant, was demolished at Alang.[1]

On 31 December 2005, the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau left Toulon to be dismantled in Alang, India despite protests about improper disposal and a lack of facilities for the management of toxic waste.[20] In January 2006, Supreme Court of India temporarily prohibited the Clemenceau from entering the port.[21] Attempts to reach a settlement were unsuccessful, and Clemenceau was sent to a ship-breaking harbour in Britain instead. On 15 January, a court ruling by the Conseil d'État ordered Clemenceau to return to French waters.[22] Able UK, based at the Graythorp yard near Hartlepool received a disassembly contract to use accepted practices in scrapping the ship.[23][24] The dismantling started on 18 November 2009 and the break-up was completed by the end of 2010.[24]

HSE issues[]

The salvage yards at Alang have generated controversy about working conditions, workers' living conditions, and the impact on the environment. A major problem was that despite many serious work-related injuries, the nearest full service hospital was 50 km (31 minutes) away in Bhavnagar. In March 2019, a Multi-Speciality Hospital at Alang, was inaugurated by Vijay Rupani, the Chief Minister of Gujarat. This hospital setup by Gujarat Maritime Board and will be operated by the Indian Red Cross Society. It will provide immediate medical services.[25][26]

Documentaries[]

2004: Shipbreakers is a documentary on the industry in Alang by Michael Kot.[27]

2005: On the Road to Alang[28] is a documentary on passenger ships scrapped at Alang, by Peter Knego of Maritime Matters.[29]

Performance[]

In the year 2020, Alang Ship Breaking Yard beached 196 ships.[30]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "FSX Seawise Giant Ultra Tanker". Fly Away Simulation. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  2. ^ "India plans to double Alang shipbreaking capacity • Recycling International". Recycling International. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ "Doubling ship recycling capacity by 2024: Are we ready?". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ^ a b "Carnival Fantasy arrived at Turkey's Aliaga shipbreaking yard for scrapping | Cruise News". CruiseMapper. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. ^ "Ship recycling yard in Gujarat sees a dip in business". The Financial Express. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. ^ "How world's largest graveyard of ships turned the tide - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  7. ^ Khakhariya, Nimesh (February 2, 2021). "Ship recycling to create 1.5 lakh more jobs in three years". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  8. ^ "India". NGO Shipbreaking Platform. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ^ Deccan Herald: April 23, 2020: With Lockdown Relaxation First Vessel Beached At One Of The Biggest Ship Recycling Yards.
  10. ^ a b "Ship Recycling in Alang – The Changing Scenario".
  11. ^ a b "Ship recycling in Alang: What is its capacity, and can it attract more ageing ships from Europe & Japan?". The Indian Express. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  12. ^ "Carnival Fantasy arrived at Turkey's Aliaga shipbreaking yard for scrapping | Cruise News". CruiseMapper. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  13. ^ "Ship-breaking at Gadani". dawn.com. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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  15. ^ Langewiesche, William. "The Shipbreakers". August 2000;; Volume 286, No. 2; page 31-49. The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  16. ^ "5 killed in Alang Port Shipbreaking yard blast in Gujarat". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  17. ^ "500px". 500px.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  18. ^ "Japan,Guj govt tie up to upgrade Alang shipyard". The Indian Express. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  19. ^ "Japan Gives $76m to Improve Alang Shipbreaking Yards". The Maritime Executive. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  20. ^ Zubair Ahmed (2006-01-06). "Stay out, India tells toxic ship". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  21. ^ "Stay out, India tells toxic ship". BBC News. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  22. ^ "Chirac orders 'toxic' ship home". BBC News. 2006-01-16. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  23. ^ "Praise for 'toxic' ship scrapping". BBC News Online. 4 January 2010. The dismantling of the former Clemenceau is a positive and pioneering operation in Europe
  24. ^ a b "Ghost ship arrives in north-east". BBC News. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  25. ^ https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/SAU-MAT-multi-specialty-hospital-will-be-started-by-alang-in-indian-red-cross-society-and-new-collector-sage-cash-lash-counter-by-gmb-035654-4036006-NOR.html
  26. ^ "Alang, Gujarat: The World's Biggest Ship Breaking Yard & A Dangerous Environmental Time Bomb". Marine Insight. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  27. ^ "SHIPBREAKERS (2004)" (PDF).
  28. ^ "On The Road To Alang". Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  29. ^ "Peter Knego". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  30. ^ Manoj, P. "Alang goes green". @businessline. Retrieved 2021-07-10.

Coordinates: 21°24′36″N 72°11′51″E / 21.41000°N 72.19750°E / 21.41000; 72.19750

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