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World's Largest Ship Recycling Nation - India
June 29 , 2026
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- India became the world's largest ship recycling nation in 2025, accounting for 35.4% of global ship recycling.
- India recycled 2.99 million gross tons of ships in 2025, up from 1.86 million gross tons in 2024.
- Alang Ship Recycling Yard in Gujarat is one of the world's largest ship recycling facilities.
- The Recycling of Ships Act, 2019, aligns India's ship recycling rules with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.
- India ratified the convention in 2019, and it became mandatory from 26 June 2025.
- India aims to expand its ship recycling capacity to 9 million Light Displacement Tons (LDT) under Maritime India Vision 2030.
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