ALANG, India — The last voyage of the Nikolai Pogodin, a Russian freighter plagued by debt and barnacles, ended in the hopeless hour before dawn on the beach at Plot No. 20. The lights of the Pogodin ...

Ahmedabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday gave its stamp of approval for the ‘beaching’ method for ship breaking in Asia's largest ship recycling yard, Alang in Bhavnagar. The environment ...

Ever pondered the fate of colossal cruise ships and other massive vessels when they reach the end of their life? The vast majority of the world's mega vessels are broken up into just four locations: ...

Asia’s biggest ship-breaking yard at Alang in Gujarat witnessed one of its lowest turnovers in over 12 years, with just 131 ships being beached or grounded in FY23. In comparison, 209 ships were ...

Of the 196 ships sold for scrap in the first quarter of 2017, 65 percent ended up on beaches in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, said South Asia quarterly update of NGO Shipbreaking Platform. 128 ships ...

Click here to see a slideshow of Peter Knego's visit to Alang, India. Streaked in rust, its twin funnels a sun-parched shade of green, the Independence drifted through melting fog across the San ...

On Monday 20th of April 2015, Michael Grey of Lloyds List published the article "Name-calling bullies" where he outlined his opposition to the idea of banning beaching and gave reasons why such a ...

The sleepy coastal village of Alang, about 50 kilometres from Bhavnagar in Gujarat, also known as the largest ship-recycling hub in the world, had a bad reputation until a decade ago. Reports ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday gave its stamp of approval for the ‘beaching’ method for ship breaking in Asia's largest ship recycling yard, Alang in Bhavnagar. National Green Tribunal ...