समुद्रीय प्रशासन महानिदेशालय
Directorate General of Maritime Administration
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Government of India
image image

HKC Alang Visit

Marking one year since the entry into force of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC) on 26 June 2026, Shri Killi Mohana Rao, Chief Surveyor (I/c), Directorate General of Shipping, along with Shri Satish Kamath, Principal Officer (I/c), MMD Kandla, and senior officers of the Directorate, undertook a comprehensive visit to Alang. The visit included a round table meeting with key stakeholders, discussions at the Ship Recycling Industries Association (SRIA), interactions with the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), and visits to HKC-compliant ship recycling yards to review safe and environmentally sound recycling practices. The delegation also visited worker welfare and support facilities, including the Alang Workers’ Training Centre, workers’ residential colony, Red Cross Society Hospital and TSDF facility. As part of the engagement with the Alang Sosiya Ship Recycling General Workers’ Association (ASSRGWA), a tree plantation drive was undertaken, followed by discussions on skill development, occupational safety and worker welfare. The delegation further visited the working and living areas of unorganised workers engaged in the circular use of materials recovered from end-of-life ships and interacted with the workforce, SEWA and associated NGOs on health, safety and well-being initiatives. The visit reaffirmed the Directorate General of Shipping’s commitment to effective HKC implementation, stakeholder collaboration, environmental protection, occupational safety, worker welfare and sustainable development in India’s ship recycling sector.