Alang: The customs department will conduct a check of the ship named Augusta-2 in the ship recycling yard of Alang. Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has granted approval to the Augusta-2 ship for breaking at the Alang Ship Breaking Yard. The customs department and other government agencies will conduct a check of the ship on Friday. Tahir Lakhani, from Dubai, had tried to sell the ship to the ship-breakers in Pakistan and Bangladesh. However, the shipbreakers from both countries refused to purcha...Read More

Alang: The delegation of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and senior officials from various ministries of the central government have decided to form a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the use of plates from ships after their two-day visit to Alang and Sihor. This decision comes after BIS implemented a ban on the production of rods in re-rolling mills using plates extracted from ships arriving at the Alang ship recycling yard as raw material. In response, the central government form...Read More

Bhavnagar: The luxury cruise ship, Star Pisces, has arrived at the Alang Shipbreaking Yard on its final voyage. The bankrupt Star Cruise Line has set out to sell three of its cruise ships, including the Star Pisces ship, set to be dismantled in Alang. This cruise ship weighs nearly 16722 metric tons. This luxury ship has 700 cabins, and all cabins have advanced electronic items and furniture. The cruise ship can carry 1900 passengers and 750 crew members. The cruise ship has fa...Read More

Gandhinagar: The State government is planning to develop a dedicated scrap-parks in Alang and Kutch in Gujarat for the scrapped vehicles after implementation of Central Government’s Vehicle Scrappage Policy. As per the Vehicle Scrappage Policy of Central Government, to be implemented from 1st October 2021, commercial vehicles older than 15 years and passenger vehicles older than more than 20 years will have to be mandatorily scrapped if they do not pass the fitness and emission test. Devel...Read More

Bhavnagar: A Rail RO-RO ferry ship named MV Bala has arrived at Alang Ship-recycling yard for the demolition. This kind of Rail RO RO ferry ship has arrived for the first time in Alang Ship Breaking Yard for demolition. The ship can carry trains on its deck. It has a dedicated railway track on the lower and upper deck. The RO-RO Ship is beached at plot no. 4 of Alang Ship recycling yard. A duration of around 5 months will be required for dismantling the ship totally. This RO-RO ship was ...Read More

Bhavnagar: Altroz Cruise with luxurious facilities and a capacity of 900 passengers has arrived for breaking in plot number 120 of Alang Ship Breaking Yard in Gujarat. The cruise was manufactured in Finland in 1973 and it was previously named Albatross. The ship is 177 metres long and 25 metres wide and it has 10 floors. It has amenities including a luxurious restaurant, cinema, swimming pool, 2 dining rooms, 6 lounge bars, spa, salon, casino, boutique and gym. The ship is attracting many vi...Read More

New Delhi: Central Government has notified the Director General of Shipping as National Authority for Recycling of Ships under the section 3 of the Recycling of Ships Act, 2019. As an apex body,DG Shipping is authorized to administer, supervise and monitor all activities relating to Ship Recycling. DG Shipping will look after the sustainable development of the Ship Recycling industry, monitoring the compliance to environment-friendly norms and safety and health measures for the stakeholders w...Read More

Alang: Indian Navy's retired aircraft carrier Viraat ha arrived near Alang ship breaking yard off Gujarat coast in Bhavnagar district after about three-day of journey. Viraat is anchored about seven nautical miles from Alang. Looking at sea tide conditions, beaching at ship-breaking yard is expected to take place on September 28. Meanwhile Customs and other procedures will take place. DeshGujaratRead More