The Alang Shipbreaking Yard,
The Alang Shipbreaking Yard, on the Gulf of Khambhat near the town of Alang, Bhavnagar district in the Indian State of Gujarat, is recognised as the biggest ship graveyard in the world.
Over a third of the world’s old and obsolete vessels end up here, including container ships, supertankers, and even legendary ships like the Exxon Valdez and Seawise Giant, which met their fate at Alang.
The facility has 183 ship-breaking yards along the 14 km coastline, with a total processing capacity of 4.5 million Light Displacement Tonnage.
The biggest ship graveyard began operations in 1983. Founded by Capt. N. Sundaresan, it is said to have generated around U.S $ 110.6 billion in aggregate value, including total assets.
Given its growth, the yard has extended northeast towards Sosiya in Gujarat and is often called the Alang-Sosiya Yard.
Its inception transformed Alang, once a land of lakes, thriving coral reefs and a quiet fishing village, into a global centre for ship recycling.
The yard
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