Dr SB Agnihotri, India’s director-general of shipping, says a joint project between the Gujarat government and Japan aims to make Alang the largest International Maritime Organistion (IMO)-compliant ship-recycling yard in the world.
India is already the global leader for scrapping ships with over 400 vessels recycled in 2011.
Agnihotri’s comment while he was visiting the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmo, Sweden, last week, signalled the country’s intention to further upgrade facilities, in the face of ongoing criticism by environmental and safety pressure groups, to meet new international minimum standards.
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