With a view to boosting the shipbreaking industry in Gujarat, the state government has decided to develop, maintain and operate the Alang shipbreaking yard near Bhavnagar on a public-private partnership model.

In this connection, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services
(IL&FS) has prepared a draft report covering all aspects of
shipbreaking and submitted it to the Gujarat Maritime Board.

After a lull lasting four to five years, the number of ships coming for dismantling at this yard has gone up this year.

GMB sources said that as against 136 and 135 ships that called at Alang
in 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively, the number has increased to over
200 in 2008-09 and this may well touch the 300 mark this year.

Source: Exim News Service

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    Gandhinagar In its bid to boost the ship-breaking industry in Gujarat, the state government has initiated a concerted move to develop, maintain and operate the Alang Ship Breaking Yard near Bhavnagar on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

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• Denmark to help Africa in the fight against the pirates

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