Alang is a major shipbreaking port in India. It is known worldwide as the largest shipbreaking yard on the planet and a unique industrial maritime site.

While not a typical tourist port, it attracts those interested in maritime history and industrial processes, with hundreds of vessels being dismantled along the tidal flats of the Gulf of Khambhat. The scale of the operation is unmatched anywhere else in the world.

The surrounding area offers insights into India’s ship-recycling industry and the lives of the workers who sustain it. Visitors interested in engineering and global trade logistics find the site fascinating for its raw, large-scale maritime activity and its role in the global supply chain since the 1980s.

Track ship arrivals and departures in the Port of Alang, India. Real-time live ship traffic in the Port of Alang, India is now centered in the port tracker map below.