New Delhi / Hyderabad, Aug 11 (Maxim News) : India ranked first globally in ship recycling in 2025, with its global share rising to 35.4 percent.
The figure marks a strong increase from 30.1 percent in 2024. India also recorded major growth in its overall ship recycling volume.
The country’s recycling volume rose from 1.86 million Gross Tonnes in 2024 to 2.99 million GT in 2025. That represents an increase of nearly 60 percent in one year.
The Alang Sosiya ship recycling cluster in Gujarat remains the main driver of India’s growth. The cluster accounts for about 98 percent of India’s total ship recycling activity.
It is also recognised as the world’s largest ship recycling hub. The facility has an annual recycling capacity of around 6 million GT.
According to the official factsheet, Alang produces about 3.50 million metric tonnes of steel every year. This production avoids the need to extract additional natural resources.
The cluster includes authorised ship recycling yards, steel re rolling mills and waste management facilities. It has also undergone extensive modernisation in recent years.
India expands ship recycling capacity
India plans to nearly double its ship recycling capacity to about 9 million light displacement tonnes.
The expansion will come through the planned development of the Alang Ship Recycling Yard. The move aims to strengthen India’s position in the global maritime industry.
The Safety Training and Labour Welfare Institute at Alang Sosiya has trained more than 1.5 lakh workers. Its programmes cover occupational safety, hazardous material handling and emergency response.
India also has ship recycling facilities outside Gujarat. These include Amar Iron Udyog in Kolkata and Steel Industrials Kerala Limited in Kerala.
The growth also supports India’s wider maritime manufacturing and steel industries. Ship recycling provides recovered steel and other materials for downstream industrial use.
Moreover, the sector supports employment across recycling yards, transport services, steel mills and waste management operations.
The government said India’s growing share reflects stronger capacity and increased competitiveness among domestic ship recycling yards.
The achievement also advances a key target under Maritime India Vision 2030. India had aimed to become the world’s leading ship recycling nation by 2030.
According to the official statement, India achieved that target five years ahead of schedule. The latest figures therefore mark a significant milestone for the country’s maritime sector.
Further expansion will depend on infrastructure development, worker safety and compliance with environmental standards. These factors will remain important as India seeks to increase its share of the global ship recycling market. (Maxim News)
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