Context:
India became the world’s largest ship-recycling nation in 2025, accounting for 35.4% of global recycling, according to UNCTAD. It achieved the ship-recycling target of Maritime India Vision 2030 five years ahead of schedule.
Explanation:
- Ship recycling involves dismantling end-of-life vessels to recover steel, machinery and other reusable materials.
- It supports the circular economy by reducing waste and returning scrap metal to productive use.
- India’s major ship-recycling centre is Alang-Sosiya in Gujarat, one of the world’s largest ship-breaking clusters.
- The Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 regulates safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in India.
- It aligns domestic law with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.
- The Convention was adopted under the International Maritime Organization; India ratified it in 2019.
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