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Alang ship breakers cruise along amid slowdown
(The Times of India)
April 5, 2013
Piyush Pandey, TNN
MUMBAI: A slump in global shipping, reflected in the falling Baltic index (a freight indicator), is translating into brisk business for Gujarat's coastal town of Alang which has become synonymous with ship-breaking. Alang, which receives one out of every two ships destined for breaking, has retained the top slot amid stiff competition from Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. With freight rates dropping 98% in less than six months of the peak shipping period, Alang is expected to surpass the 435 ships demolished in 2011-12 ...... Read more on The Times of India
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