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he picture of Bhavnagar which is in State of Gujarat on the west coast of India is a small place as the small 48 seater aircraft REIMAGING T which landed the water surrounded land. But as we entered the town of Bhavnagar it gave a different picture with clean roads, few numbers of high rise buildings & lots of upcoming developments. ALANG The next day as per the schedule, we travelled 56 km SHIP RECYCLING to Alang from Bhavnagar, a ride which saw on the both sides of the roads - ranges of mountains, GROUND REPORT modern windmills, farms, mango orchards, plantations; as we zoom past trucks, buses , cars and almost crossed 4 villages on the way to the global The Sun Never sets in Alang (A 3 days visit to shipping yards of Alang) capital of the ship recycling industry.

BY SHEENA ABRAHAM Alang at present has 120 active recycling yards dismantling end-of-life ships to extract various types of scraps and equipment for recycling and reusing. Ship contains more than 95% of steel and the scrap value usually depends on the price of steel in the market. In India, ship recycling activity contributes to approximately 1 to 2% domestic steel demand that is approximately 28% of country's total imported ferrous scrap.

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he picture of Bhavnagar which is in State of Gujarat on the west coast of India is a small place as the small 48 seater aircraft REIMAGING T which landed the water surrounded land. But as we entered the town of Bhavnagar it gave a different picture with clean roads, few numbers of high rise buildings & lots of upcoming developments. ALANG The next day as per the schedule, we travelled 56 km SHIP RECYCLING to Alang from Bhavnagar, a ride which saw on the both sides of the roads - ranges of mountains, GROUND REPORT modern windmills, farms, mango orchards, plantations; as we zoom past trucks, buses , cars and almost crossed 4 villages on the way to the global The Sun Never sets in Alang (A 3 days visit to shipping yards of Alang) capital of the ship recycling industry.

BY SHEENA ABRAHAM Alang at present has 120 active recycling yards dismantling end-of-life ships to extract various types of scraps and equipment for recycling and reusing. Ship contains more than 95% of steel and the scrap value usually depends on the price of steel in the market. In India, ship recycling activity contributes to approximately 1 to 2% domestic steel demand that is approximately 28% of country's total imported ferrous scrap.

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In 1990s the Alang-Sosiya was established as largest THE REALITY CHECK OF These improvements are further supported by the Alang- ship recycling yard in the World. Nearly half of the Sosiya yard modernization project costing INR 730 Crore world's ships life ends and recycled on India's west ALANG SHIPYARD (USD 109 million) funded mainly by Japan International coast along the Alang-Sosiya beach in the Gulf of The global economy relies on ships to transport cargo, Cooperation Agency (JICA). The infrastructure and Cambay and the recycling yards span along 12 km people, and even weapons. Although the flow is never- procedural upgrades on the recycling yards in India have stretch of beach. Alang has become ending, individual ships only last so long. When a cargo changed the face of the industry and ship owners have The natural energy of tidal motion combined with the most preferred ship becomes too expensive to maintain and repair after started to recognize these positive changes.Although these some unique geographical and coastal conditions at about 20-30 years in service, shipping companies changes provide a clear platform to achieve safe and Alang has helped to achieve the objective of destination for ship decommission it and have it scrapped for the valuable environmentally sound ship recycling, their effectiveness dismantling obsolete vessels for the past three metals aboard and it is true for any type of ship, including depends largely on the skills of the workforce. The decades. recycling in the cruise ships. adequately trained workforce is of paramount importance The 3 days visit by Steel360 to Alang led to explore past few years. Ship Recycling is the only way for disposing of end-of- to achieve incident and accident-free ship recycling the ship recycling yards, green ship recycling, life (E-O-L) vessels. In last four decades, as per reports process. For this purpose, the Training and Welfare infrastructure growth in the past 5years of the yards, more than 7500E-O-L vessels have been recycled at Complex operated by the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) number of certified yards, talked to leaders in ship Alang ship recycling yards. Alang have taken position as has been in operation in Alang since 2003. The complex is recycling who has been holding the flag of success the world's largest recycling destination for E-O-L used to provide training and education to ship recycling and also to analyse the domestic demand of the second vessels. yard workers on safety and environmentally sound hand shops from the streets of Alang. Also how Alang The South Asia ship recycling industry was operations. has become the most preferred destination for ship characterized by below par health, safety and The total number of workers trained so far is close to recycling in the past few years. environmental (HSE) standards few years back. But the 120,000 since inception of the training complex. Recently, The near midday sun directed to the entry in to shipping recycling industry in India has made its strides the Ministry of Shipping has started working in close Alang-Sosiya Shipping yard welcoming us. The road rapidly within the last few years as several yards are now association with GMB to ensure that Alang's business burst suddenly with activities on the both sides where upgraded to meet the standards set by the IMO, Hong environment and the working condition of the workers we found all the things inside ship, tanker after its Kong Convention (HKC). It is understood that about 61 improve further. The Ministry under its flagship program dismantling ends with these shops like crockery's, yards in Alang amounting to more than half of the active Sagarmala has sanctioned INR 30 crore (USD 4.48 furniture – a-z of the ships are seen with these shops. yards, have obtained the statements of compliance (SoC) million) in 2016-17 out of which INR 10 crore (USD 1.49 According to Dr. Anand Hiremath, “Lead with HKC from IACS-member classification societies million) has been released for skill development of the Coordinator, Responsible Ship Recycling” with GMS such as Class NK, RINA and IR Class. The awareness and workers focused on occupational safety and health “More than120 yards are actively engaged in ship the necessity has brought the consciousness in the yard training. It is now mandatory for a worker to undergo a 12- recycling providing direct employment to standards which can be attributed to the investments made day skills training program before he can begin work in approximately 25,000 -30, 000 people in these yards. by the yard owners to upgrade infrastructure levels. The any shipyard. Effectively anyone who works in Alang ship It is estimated that more than 800 second-hand sale role of other stakeholders such as local government recycling yards today undergoes the basic safety training. shops are located in the Alang- Trapaj Road in the bodies, ship owners and cash buyers in improving HSE The program has trained 4,036 workers since February vicinity of the ship recycling yards. These shops are and workers training standards must also be appreciated. 2017. fed by the resalable materials recovered from these At present, almost half of the active yards in Alang, vessels”. India hold valid SoCs with the HKC. These certifications Steel that is obtained from the demolished ships is a have changed the standard operating practices of the major source of raw material for the re-rolling mills in certified recycling yards in India as such yards have India. These are converted into plates, bars and rods improved their infrastructure facilities such as impervious that are used in the construction sector. Approximately flooring for secondary and tertiary cutting, cranes to lift 90 % of the recovered steel in recycling operation is heavy weight items, storm water drainage and collection sent to the re-rolling mills where it is re-rolled and system, etc. In addition, safe-for-entry, safe-for-hot work, converted in to steel bars. The remaining 10 % which confined-entry, working-at height and other similar is referred to as scrap steel and are sent for melting in procedures to ensure safe and environmentally sound electric arc furnaces to be transformed into ingots. recycling are also in place.

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In 1990s the Alang-Sosiya was established as largest THE REALITY CHECK OF These improvements are further supported by the Alang- ship recycling yard in the World. Nearly half of the Sosiya yard modernization project costing INR 730 Crore world's ships life ends and recycled on India's west ALANG SHIPYARD (USD 109 million) funded mainly by Japan International coast along the Alang-Sosiya beach in the Gulf of The global economy relies on ships to transport cargo, Cooperation Agency (JICA). The infrastructure and Cambay and the recycling yards span along 12 km people, and even weapons. Although the flow is never- procedural upgrades on the recycling yards in India have stretch of beach. Alang has become ending, individual ships only last so long. When a cargo changed the face of the industry and ship owners have The natural energy of tidal motion combined with the most preferred ship becomes too expensive to maintain and repair after started to recognize these positive changes.Although these some unique geographical and coastal conditions at about 20-30 years in service, shipping companies changes provide a clear platform to achieve safe and Alang has helped to achieve the objective of destination for ship decommission it and have it scrapped for the valuable environmentally sound ship recycling, their effectiveness dismantling obsolete vessels for the past three metals aboard and it is true for any type of ship, including depends largely on the skills of the workforce. The decades. recycling in the cruise ships. adequately trained workforce is of paramount importance The 3 days visit by Steel360 to Alang led to explore past few years. Ship Recycling is the only way for disposing of end-of- to achieve incident and accident-free ship recycling the ship recycling yards, green ship recycling, life (E-O-L) vessels. In last four decades, as per reports process. For this purpose, the Training and Welfare infrastructure growth in the past 5years of the yards, more than 7500E-O-L vessels have been recycled at Complex operated by the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) number of certified yards, talked to leaders in ship Alang ship recycling yards. Alang have taken position as has been in operation in Alang since 2003. The complex is recycling who has been holding the flag of success the world's largest recycling destination for E-O-L used to provide training and education to ship recycling and also to analyse the domestic demand of the second vessels. yard workers on safety and environmentally sound hand shops from the streets of Alang. Also how Alang The South Asia ship recycling industry was operations. has become the most preferred destination for ship characterized by below par health, safety and The total number of workers trained so far is close to recycling in the past few years. environmental (HSE) standards few years back. But the 120,000 since inception of the training complex. Recently, The near midday sun directed to the entry in to shipping recycling industry in India has made its strides the Ministry of Shipping has started working in close Alang-Sosiya Shipping yard welcoming us. The road rapidly within the last few years as several yards are now association with GMB to ensure that Alang's business burst suddenly with activities on the both sides where upgraded to meet the standards set by the IMO, Hong environment and the working condition of the workers we found all the things inside ship, tanker after its Kong Convention (HKC). It is understood that about 61 improve further. The Ministry under its flagship program dismantling ends with these shops like crockery's, yards in Alang amounting to more than half of the active Sagarmala has sanctioned INR 30 crore (USD 4.48 furniture – a-z of the ships are seen with these shops. yards, have obtained the statements of compliance (SoC) million) in 2016-17 out of which INR 10 crore (USD 1.49 According to Dr. Anand Hiremath, “Lead with HKC from IACS-member classification societies million) has been released for skill development of the Coordinator, Responsible Ship Recycling” with GMS such as Class NK, RINA and IR Class. The awareness and workers focused on occupational safety and health “More than120 yards are actively engaged in ship the necessity has brought the consciousness in the yard training. It is now mandatory for a worker to undergo a 12- recycling providing direct employment to standards which can be attributed to the investments made day skills training program before he can begin work in approximately 25,000 -30, 000 people in these yards. by the yard owners to upgrade infrastructure levels. The any shipyard. Effectively anyone who works in Alang ship It is estimated that more than 800 second-hand sale role of other stakeholders such as local government recycling yards today undergoes the basic safety training. shops are located in the Alang- Trapaj Road in the bodies, ship owners and cash buyers in improving HSE The program has trained 4,036 workers since February vicinity of the ship recycling yards. These shops are and workers training standards must also be appreciated. 2017. fed by the resalable materials recovered from these At present, almost half of the active yards in Alang, vessels”. India hold valid SoCs with the HKC. These certifications Steel that is obtained from the demolished ships is a have changed the standard operating practices of the major source of raw material for the re-rolling mills in certified recycling yards in India as such yards have India. These are converted into plates, bars and rods improved their infrastructure facilities such as impervious that are used in the construction sector. Approximately flooring for secondary and tertiary cutting, cranes to lift 90 % of the recovered steel in recycling operation is heavy weight items, storm water drainage and collection sent to the re-rolling mills where it is re-rolled and system, etc. In addition, safe-for-entry, safe-for-hot work, converted in to steel bars. The remaining 10 % which confined-entry, working-at height and other similar is referred to as scrap steel and are sent for melting in procedures to ensure safe and environmentally sound electric arc furnaces to be transformed into ingots. recycling are also in place.

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LAWS AROUND SHIP legislation entitled: “Ship Recycling INDIA'S POLICY AND Wastes) Rules, 1987, wherever applicable. Regulation” which was published in an Over the years, several orders by the BREAKING Official Journal of the European Union on 10 PROPOSED LAW Supreme Court of India clarified the roles and December, 2013 (EU, 2013). As per this responsibilities of ship breakers, concerned The recycling yards all over the world whether it is regulation all ships entering European Union In August 2014, the ship-breaking industry, so far local and regional authorities, and ship owners south asian countries, EU, Turkey or China has to (EU) ports as well as EU-flagged ships should under the Steel Ministry, was brought under control (in providing Inventories of Hazardous follow full compliance with international regulatory have an inventory of hazardous materials of the Shipping Ministry. This move was to attract Materials). However no national law specific regimes even though every country has their own set of (IHM). more ships to Indian yards, including the world's to ship breaking was ever passed. There are rules for ship breaking but the ship recycling industry largest — Alang in Gujarat — and get marketed well several other laws that apply to the sector: the follow the international regulatory compliance which at international shipping forums. Government of Factories Act, 1948; the Water Act, 1974; the leads to both environmentally safe & workers safety in WHAT IS THE India has now decided to ratify and implement the Air Act, 1981; and the Environment Protection the process of ship breaking. SHIP RECYCLING Hong Kong Convention. Towards that, the transport Act, 1986. The Basel Convention CONVENTION? ministry has drafted legislation to make the ship Besides laws, mores specific Rules were As the ships contain toxic components, old ships are recycling industry safe for its workers and the enacted to deal with the hazardous wastes environment and to implement the Hong Kong hazardous waste. The United Nations Basel The Hong Kong International Convention for present in the structure of end-of-life-ships: Convention (HKC) Convention, which restricts the global trade of toxic the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling the MSIHC and Chemical Accident Rules, Allowing ports to define the location and waste, restricts the trade of old ships. BAN (Basel of Ships, 2009 (the Ship Recycling Convention 1989; the Hazardous Waste Rules, 2002; the permitting breaking of larger passenger liners are Action Network)aims to ensure that old ships are or the Hong Kong Convention) was adopted in GMB Rules on Ship Breaking, 2006; and the among the proposals being considered for modifying recycled responsibly, instead of exported to less May 2009. After the entry into force of the Hazardous Wastes Rules, 2008. On 30 July the Ship breaking Code, 2013. developing countries, as outlawed by the Basel Convention, the development and maintenance 2012, the Supreme Court of India prohibited On safety, the proposal has added Central Convention. Also aim to help the US Navy recycle of an Inventory of Hazardous Materials, which end-of-life ships coming from OECD Pollution Control Board guidelines, as may apply, their old naval vessels responsibly, instead of sinking identifies the amount and location of hazardous countries to enter Indian territorial waters and also disposal of hazardous waste as per them in the oceans. materials onboard a ship, will be required for without having been pre-cleaned of hazardous Hazardous Waste Rules, 2008 and radioactive waste all ships over 500GT. Furthermore, ships shall waste, in accordance with the Basel as per Atomic Energy (Safe Disposal of Radioactive ILO: The International Labour Organization (ILO) only be recycled at ship recycling facilities Convention. published a report entitled: Safety and Health in Ship authorized by the competent authority. which Breaking: Guidelines for Asian Countries and Turkey the following conditions are met: in 2004. The guidelines are designed to follow the ILO standards, codes of practice and other guidelines on 1. Ratification by 15 States, occupational safety and health and working conditions. 2. Representation by 40 per cent of world The guidelines contain practical recommendations for merchant shipping by gross tonnage, and use by all those who are responsible for occupational 3. A maximum annual ship recycling volume safety and health in ship recycling operations. not less than 3 per cent of the combined HKC: The Hong Kong Convention (HKC) held in May, tonnage of the ratifying States 2009 aimed at ensuring that ships being recycled do not As of end of 5th March 2018, Norway, Congo, pose any unnecessary risks to human HSE and France, Belgium, Panama and Denmark have highlighted the importance of inventorization of acceded to the Convention. Furthermore, the hazardous materials, development of ship recycling European Regulation on Ship Recycling plan, authorization of ship recycling facilities and safe entered into force at the end of 2013. It may and environmentally sound recycling of ship. promote ratification of the Convention, EC: The European Commission has also passed a new especially in Europe.

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LAWS AROUND SHIP legislation entitled: “Ship Recycling INDIA'S POLICY AND Wastes) Rules, 1987, wherever applicable. Regulation” which was published in an Over the years, several orders by the BREAKING Official Journal of the European Union on 10 PROPOSED LAW Supreme Court of India clarified the roles and December, 2013 (EU, 2013). As per this responsibilities of ship breakers, concerned The recycling yards all over the world whether it is regulation all ships entering European Union In August 2014, the ship-breaking industry, so far local and regional authorities, and ship owners south asian countries, EU, Turkey or China has to (EU) ports as well as EU-flagged ships should under the Steel Ministry, was brought under control (in providing Inventories of Hazardous follow full compliance with international regulatory have an inventory of hazardous materials of the Shipping Ministry. This move was to attract Materials). However no national law specific regimes even though every country has their own set of (IHM). more ships to Indian yards, including the world's to ship breaking was ever passed. There are rules for ship breaking but the ship recycling industry largest — Alang in Gujarat — and get marketed well several other laws that apply to the sector: the follow the international regulatory compliance which at international shipping forums. Government of Factories Act, 1948; the Water Act, 1974; the leads to both environmentally safe & workers safety in WHAT IS THE India has now decided to ratify and implement the Air Act, 1981; and the Environment Protection the process of ship breaking. SHIP RECYCLING Hong Kong Convention. Towards that, the transport Act, 1986. The Basel Convention CONVENTION? ministry has drafted legislation to make the ship Besides laws, mores specific Rules were As the ships contain toxic components, old ships are recycling industry safe for its workers and the enacted to deal with the hazardous wastes environment and to implement the Hong Kong hazardous waste. The United Nations Basel The Hong Kong International Convention for present in the structure of end-of-life-ships: Convention (HKC) Convention, which restricts the global trade of toxic the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling the MSIHC and Chemical Accident Rules, Allowing ports to define the location and waste, restricts the trade of old ships. BAN (Basel of Ships, 2009 (the Ship Recycling Convention 1989; the Hazardous Waste Rules, 2002; the permitting breaking of larger passenger liners are Action Network)aims to ensure that old ships are or the Hong Kong Convention) was adopted in GMB Rules on Ship Breaking, 2006; and the among the proposals being considered for modifying recycled responsibly, instead of exported to less May 2009. After the entry into force of the Hazardous Wastes Rules, 2008. On 30 July the Ship breaking Code, 2013. developing countries, as outlawed by the Basel Convention, the development and maintenance 2012, the Supreme Court of India prohibited On safety, the proposal has added Central Convention. Also aim to help the US Navy recycle of an Inventory of Hazardous Materials, which end-of-life ships coming from OECD Pollution Control Board guidelines, as may apply, their old naval vessels responsibly, instead of sinking identifies the amount and location of hazardous countries to enter Indian territorial waters and also disposal of hazardous waste as per them in the oceans. materials onboard a ship, will be required for without having been pre-cleaned of hazardous Hazardous Waste Rules, 2008 and radioactive waste all ships over 500GT. Furthermore, ships shall waste, in accordance with the Basel as per Atomic Energy (Safe Disposal of Radioactive ILO: The International Labour Organization (ILO) only be recycled at ship recycling facilities Convention. published a report entitled: Safety and Health in Ship authorized by the competent authority. which Breaking: Guidelines for Asian Countries and Turkey the following conditions are met: in 2004. The guidelines are designed to follow the ILO standards, codes of practice and other guidelines on 1. Ratification by 15 States, occupational safety and health and working conditions. 2. Representation by 40 per cent of world The guidelines contain practical recommendations for merchant shipping by gross tonnage, and use by all those who are responsible for occupational 3. A maximum annual ship recycling volume safety and health in ship recycling operations. not less than 3 per cent of the combined HKC: The Hong Kong Convention (HKC) held in May, tonnage of the ratifying States 2009 aimed at ensuring that ships being recycled do not As of end of 5th March 2018, Norway, Congo, pose any unnecessary risks to human HSE and France, Belgium, Panama and Denmark have highlighted the importance of inventorization of acceded to the Convention. Furthermore, the hazardous materials, development of ship recycling European Regulation on Ship Recycling plan, authorization of ship recycling facilities and safe entered into force at the end of 2013. It may and environmentally sound recycling of ship. promote ratification of the Convention, EC: The European Commission has also passed a new especially in Europe.

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GREEN SHIP Under GMS CSR there is voluntary training program for the workers & safety officers from the yards & also RECYCLING - GMS assist yards in up gradation and help them in their GMS comes in the picture being the world largest certification. cash buyer of ships to green ship recycling. IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Material) According Dr. Anand Hiremath cash buyers is an certification is the heart of green ship recycling as per agent between the ship owners & the brokers and the Dr. Anand who is a certified Hazmat Expert or the ships are brought after different rounds of bidding. owner should have IHM certification as per the MEPC But GMS has taken another important role as 269 (68) guidelines of IMO. creating awareness for sustained green ship According to Dr.Anil Sharma, Chairman of GMS recycling, working closely with Ship owners & ship “Back then ship recycling was just beginning to grow yard owners. in Alang. People started getting aware of a business According to Vijay Agrawal , COO- Ships S&P opportunity. The industry was being shored up by “Ship recycling industry is very volatile, if there is people who had little understanding about the field and responsible cash buyer it goes down the stream from even bakers and restaurant owners were getting into the ship owner to the yard owner to be a responsible ship recycling to get a piece of the pie. However since shipping recycling industry”. then Alang in particular has come a long way. Today Dr.Anand added that GMS looks for sustainable those very people have grown into experts in ship way to achieve ultimate aim of zero accidents & a recycling and have established facilities that stand as near zero pollution to the environment. As most of an example for recyclers around the globe. the ship owners does not know what to do? & what Today the recyclers in Alang comply with industry Cutting of big size blocks and shifting to concrete floor of yard to do under responsible ship recycling program? best practices and carry out their trade in accordance GMS channelize & communicate to them like What with the recycling plans that we prepare. Our Green is their role? & what documents to follow once the team members visit these facilities on a regular basis system is in place from the ship owners, and further and conduct audits and extend technical assistance for GMS coordinate with yard owners”. greener, safer and more profitable recycling”.

Housekeeping activities during recycling

Oily & bilge water treatment facility Recovery of reusable and recyclable objects Cutting of big size blocks and shifting to concrete floor of yard Image source: LEELA

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GREEN SHIP Under GMS CSR there is voluntary training program for the workers & safety officers from the yards & also RECYCLING - GMS assist yards in up gradation and help them in their GMS comes in the picture being the world largest certification. cash buyer of ships to green ship recycling. IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Material) According Dr. Anand Hiremath cash buyers is an certification is the heart of green ship recycling as per agent between the ship owners & the brokers and the Dr. Anand who is a certified Hazmat Expert or the ships are brought after different rounds of bidding. owner should have IHM certification as per the MEPC But GMS has taken another important role as 269 (68) guidelines of IMO. creating awareness for sustained green ship According to Dr.Anil Sharma, Chairman of GMS recycling, working closely with Ship owners & ship “Back then ship recycling was just beginning to grow yard owners. in Alang. People started getting aware of a business According to Vijay Agrawal , COO- Ships S&P opportunity. The industry was being shored up by “Ship recycling industry is very volatile, if there is people who had little understanding about the field and responsible cash buyer it goes down the stream from even bakers and restaurant owners were getting into the ship owner to the yard owner to be a responsible ship recycling to get a piece of the pie. However since shipping recycling industry”. then Alang in particular has come a long way. Today Dr.Anand added that GMS looks for sustainable those very people have grown into experts in ship way to achieve ultimate aim of zero accidents & a recycling and have established facilities that stand as near zero pollution to the environment. As most of an example for recyclers around the globe. the ship owners does not know what to do? & what Today the recyclers in Alang comply with industry Cutting of big size blocks and shifting to concrete floor of yard to do under responsible ship recycling program? best practices and carry out their trade in accordance GMS channelize & communicate to them like What with the recycling plans that we prepare. Our Green is their role? & what documents to follow once the team members visit these facilities on a regular basis system is in place from the ship owners, and further and conduct audits and extend technical assistance for GMS coordinate with yard owners”. greener, safer and more profitable recycling”.

Housekeeping activities during recycling

Oily & bilge water treatment facility Recovery of reusable and recyclable objects Cutting of big size blocks and shifting to concrete floor of yard Image source: LEELA

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IS ALANG ABLE TO WHO SAID WHAT DATA OF SHIP RECYCLING IN GRAPH CHANGE THE 2017 LIST OF ALL SHIPS 320 Association (India) reiterated about o SCRAPPED WORLDWIDE N Scapped ships 2014 WORLD ATTITUDE the importance of green ship No Scapped ships 2015 recycling, how the state and centre - FACTS AND FIGURES 300 No Scapped ships 2016 TOWARDS SHIP 240 No Scapped ships 2017 government are fully supporting in Ships Scrapped RECYCLING? the overall growth of Alang 239 250 Shipping yards” worldwide 160 The number of yard owners we 197 200 met during the 3 days visit helped 80 150 us to show the reality of Alang KomalKant Sharma, Chairman 133

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Rajit A.R. Arya, Director of Arya R of LDT of ships was recycled INDIA GT Scrapped 2014 change and brought in SHE CHINA TURKEY Steel showed the extensive AKIST GT Scrapped 2015 globally and just above a third of policy – Safety, Health & P 8,000,000 GT Scrapped 2016 that was recycled in India. This infrastructure development of the BANGLADESH Environment in ship recycling. GT Scrapped 2017 yard & the safety facilities trend has continued through 2017 He further added that Ship provided in the yard as per HKC. as well. recycling industry is the only 6,000,000 GT (Gross Tonnage) There were times when not He also added as being the second industry where 50% of materials GT Scapped generation in the Ship recycling, 8,000,000 many yards were considered are directly used again, 4,000,000 they are very focused about green Worldwide 6,568,227 operating in a safe and compared with other industries”. environmentally sound manner. ship recycling. 5,980,514 2,000,000 However, the ground reality is 6,000,000 now changing rapidly. Siddharth Kala, Business

Almost half of the active yards 4,070,498 0 Manager with Baijnath Melaram INDIA BANGLADESH PAKISTAN TURKEY CHINA EU+ROW in Alang are now operating (or recyclers, plot- 13 was proud to Source: www.hellenicshippingnews.com are in the process of operating) show the upgraded yard, & how 4,000,000 ANALYSIS under the guidelines of the Hong they are conscious of the 2,296,190 India, Bangladesh and Pakistan had a decrease in number of vessels and GT scrapped compared to last year China had an increase in number of ships but a clear decrease in GT recycled Kong Convention for the Safe & Turkey, EU and RoW scrapped more vessels than last year environment & safety of their 1,380,955 Environmentally Sound Vishaal Raj soni, Director workers. 2,000,000

Recycling of Ships(HKC), having 335,804 voiced positive outlook for Alang 65,915 The end of the three days journey to Alang changed our perspective to acquired Statements of 0 Ship recycling, how green ship The workers of different yards in ship recycling industry. The ground reality is that recycling ships re EU AN Compliance (SOC) from reputed OW circulates these metals throughout the economy for reuse which is also R

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IS ALANG ABLE TO WHO SAID WHAT DATA OF SHIP RECYCLING IN GRAPH CHANGE THE 2017 LIST OF ALL SHIPS 320 Association (India) reiterated about o SCRAPPED WORLDWIDE N Scapped ships 2014 WORLD ATTITUDE the importance of green ship No Scapped ships 2015 recycling, how the state and centre - FACTS AND FIGURES 300 No Scapped ships 2016 TOWARDS SHIP 240 No Scapped ships 2017 government are fully supporting in Ships Scrapped RECYCLING? the overall growth of Alang 239 250 Shipping yards” worldwide 160 The number of yard owners we 197 200 met during the 3 days visit helped 80 150 us to show the reality of Alang KomalKant Sharma, Chairman 133

that is moving towards to a safe 107 & MD, Leela Group of 98 100 & green ship recycling, 0

Companies “ Green ship AN OW

infrastructure betterment and also INDIA recycling has began the day they CHINA TURKEY

50 AKIST EU+R 34 their willingness show the P started the Leela Ship recycling 27 outsiders their developments. In BANGLADESH in 2007 and Dr. Anil Sharma, 0 2016, a total of 9.3 million tonnes EU GMS has been advocating this AN

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Rajit A.R. Arya, Director of Arya R of LDT of ships was recycled INDIA GT Scrapped 2014 change and brought in SHE CHINA TURKEY Steel showed the extensive AKIST GT Scrapped 2015 globally and just above a third of policy – Safety, Health & P 8,000,000 GT Scrapped 2016 that was recycled in India. This infrastructure development of the BANGLADESH Environment in ship recycling. GT Scrapped 2017 yard & the safety facilities trend has continued through 2017 He further added that Ship provided in the yard as per HKC. as well. recycling industry is the only 6,000,000 GT (Gross Tonnage) There were times when not He also added as being the second industry where 50% of materials GT Scapped generation in the Ship recycling, 8,000,000 many yards were considered are directly used again, 4,000,000 they are very focused about green Worldwide 6,568,227 operating in a safe and compared with other industries”. environmentally sound manner. ship recycling. 5,980,514 2,000,000 However, the ground reality is 6,000,000 now changing rapidly. Siddharth Kala, Business

Almost half of the active yards 4,070,498 0 Manager with Baijnath Melaram INDIA BANGLADESH PAKISTAN TURKEY CHINA EU+ROW in Alang are now operating (or recyclers, plot- 13 was proud to Source: www.hellenicshippingnews.com are in the process of operating) show the upgraded yard, & how 4,000,000 ANALYSIS under the guidelines of the Hong they are conscious of the 2,296,190 India, Bangladesh and Pakistan had a decrease in number of vessels and GT scrapped compared to last year China had an increase in number of ships but a clear decrease in GT recycled Kong Convention for the Safe & Turkey, EU and RoW scrapped more vessels than last year environment & safety of their 1,380,955 Environmentally Sound Vishaal Raj soni, Director workers. 2,000,000

Recycling of Ships(HKC), having 335,804 voiced positive outlook for Alang 65,915 The end of the three days journey to Alang changed our perspective to acquired Statements of 0 Ship recycling, how green ship The workers of different yards in ship recycling industry. The ground reality is that recycling ships re EU AN Compliance (SOC) from reputed OW circulates these metals throughout the economy for reuse which is also R recycling is the necessity and it Alang expressed optimism for the INDIA CHINA

classification societies such as TURKEY

AKIST called circular economy. So the industry is constantly giving back what is is a coordinated efforts from all future of Alang because of the up P Class NK, RINA and IR Class. broken .There is wider world that ship recycling is providing like giving the sections that is from the ship gradation of safety standards, BANGLADESH This shows the commitment of ANALYSIS the much needed support & boost to the local economy, creations of jobs, owners, yard owners, which was not available few years the Indian yards towards safe and 835 ships dismantled world wide- 543 ended up on the beach recovery of metal scrap, reduced green house gas emissions & overall a certification teams, from Gujarat back and how awareness through 20,7 million GT dismantled worldwide-16,6 million GT were beached environmentally friendly ship India scrapped the most ships in numbers, but Bangladesh broke reduced pollution. We found lot more greenery at Alang, more visitors & maritime board, workers”. different training program have most in terms indicating that it was the preferred destination for recycling. larger vessels tourists are visiting which was not witnessed few years back and so there The Ship Recycling Industries helped their life better. EU ships recycling yards dismantled small-size vessels are High Tides of change taking place.

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