Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Alang Ship Breaking
2 Place Alang
3 District Bhavnagar
4 State Gujarat
5 No of firms (by type) 173 
6 No. of workers 30000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 15000 Millions
8 Associations in cluster Ship Breakers’ Association
9 Major products Ship wreckage and material
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) NA
11 Major markets Domestic
12 Major problems/prospects Lack of infrastructure
Lease period is very short
Insufficient supply of drinking water
Post office services are not available
Need for a jetty.
Demand for scrapped steel in domestic market has fallen
due to rise in numbers of mini steel mills in India.
The ship yard is getting congested
13 Data source and updated on Diagnostic Study Report on Ship Breaking Industry Cluster at Alang