For more than thirty years, the Shree Ram Group has welcomed the world's vessels to the shores of Alang for the final, most graceful chapter of their journey — and honoured each one with the respect a lifetime at sea has earned. As India's first certified green ship recycler, we are craftspeople by trade and custodians of legacy by calling: recovering the steel, safeguarding our people, and caring for the coastline we are fortunate to call home.
Our story began in 1992, when our founder and chairman, Shri Mukesh Balabhai Patel, saw something many overlooked: that the end of a ship's life could be handled with as much pride and purpose as its beginning. From that conviction, on the tidal flats of Alang, the Shree Ram Group was born.
In 2014 we became the first certified green ship recycling yard in India — a milestone we wear not as a trophy, but as a promise. Today, across three yards, we welcome tankers, carriers, container ships and offshore giants alike, and return their steel to the world while protecting the people and the shore that make our work possible.
Shree Ram Group is working towards a 100% recycling facility at this yard. I am impressed with the facility for recycling asbestos and other waste disposal. The management must continue towards 100% recycling, including sludge disposal and improving safety standards.
Visited docks and yard site. Found very realistic working conditions. The environmental and safety standards seem to be much higher than around. It was a pleasure to be here — thank you.
From a single yard on the Alang shore to India's first green-certified ship recycler — this is the story of how care, craft and conviction built the Shree Ram Group.
In 1992, our founder Shri Mukesh Balabhai Patel began with a simple, stubborn belief: that a ship's last voyage should be met with the same skill and dignity as its first. On the tidal flats of Alang — the world's largest ship-recycling shore — that belief became a livelihood, and then a legacy.
Over three decades, what began as a single operation has grown into a respected group of recycling companies, guided throughout by sound, principled management. In 2014 we earned a milestone we hold dear: becoming the first certified green ship recycling yard in India.
Today, across three yards, we welcome vessels of every kind to Alang — and see each one through to a responsible, transparent and caring end. It is work we are proud to do, and proud to do well.
To lead ship recycling into a greener future — proving, project after project, that the end of a vessel's life can be safe, clean and full of dignity, powered by modern thinking and the latest technology.
To hold ourselves to the highest standards in everything we do — and to keep our word to every owner, partner and worker who places their trust in us.
Relationships matter to us. We stay fair, open and dependable with everyone we work alongside — because integrity, not steel, is our most valuable asset.
Plot V-7, Sosiya. The Group's largest recycling operation by volume — recycling vessels of every class, from a cruise liner and an LNG carrier to drilling rigs and chemical tankers.
Plot 78, Alang. EU-listed yard that handled the Group's heaviest single unit — the FPSO MV Eldorado — alongside ore carriers and large container ships.
Plot 81, Alang. Specialising in chemical and product tankers, and equipped to recycle complex cargo systems.
Across three yards on the Alang waterfront, the same hands, the same standards and the same care guide every vessel to a dignified end. Meet the yards, the credentials behind them, and the full record of vessels we have welcomed home.
Each yard carries its own character and its own credentials — but all three share a single standard of care. Choose one to explore.
Every promise we make is backed by independent certification — the quiet assurance that the work is done right, every time.
Across our three yards we have welcomed roughly 250 vessels to Alang over three decades. Search the record by name, filter by type or yard, and sort by tonnage.
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A vessel that carried cargo and crew across the world’s oceans deserves an ending handled with the same skill that first brought it to life. This is how we do it — phase by phase, cut by cut, every tonne accounted for and every person protected.
Every project follows the same disciplined sequence, fully documented and supervised by our HSE team and naval architects. Select a phase to follow the journey.
Carried out on the vessel itself — no blocks are ever dropped into the inter-tidal zone.
Performed in the secondary zone on the impermeable front-yard floor; blocks are segregated for tertiary cutting.
Final cutting in the back-yard zone, where the finished steel products are fabricated for dispatch.
Front yard and back yard are fully impermeable — zero risk of soil degradation in the cutting zone — with built-in drainage for storm and spill water.
Heavy-lift cranes to 150 T, heavy winches at 100 T each, a full barge and mobile-crane fleet, all SLI-equipped — plus 24 anchor points across the front yard.
On-site OHC with a 6-bed ward, audiometry, spirometry, ECG and general check-ups, plus a fully equipped 24×7 ICU ambulance.
Nothing leaves our yards by chance. Steel is sorted and returned to the supply chain; machinery and fittings are recovered for reuse; and every waste stream is tracked from the moment a vessel arrives.
The coastline at Alang is not just our workplace — it is our home, and our responsibility. As India’s first green-certified recycler, we hold the environment at the centre of everything we do.
Behind every project is a workforce we are duty-bound to protect. Training, equipment and care for our people come before everything else.
An in-house approved HAZMAT expert and trained handlers manage a five-layer asbestos containment zone, with separate designated areas for each hazard class and a manifest generated for every waste product — so nothing is ever lost track of.
Our authorised downstream partners include GEPIL (Gujarat Environmental Protection Infrastructure) for bilge and oily water, solidification and incineration; SAVA GmbH / Envizert for PCB and PFOS materials; and licensed vendors for batteries, e-waste, radioactive sources and ozone-depleting gases.
Over three decades we have recycled not only ships but rigs, barges and floating platforms — recovering millions of tonnes of steel for a second life.
We're crafting an immersive walk-through of our yard — every zone, from the beaching front to the cutting floors. It's almost ready to launch.
Whether you have a vessel for recycling or a question about our yards and certifications, we'll get back to you.
Milestones from more than three decades of responsible ship recycling at Alang.
A full passenger cruise ship recycled at R K Industries, with careful recovery of fittings, machinery and materials — one of the most complex vessel types to dismantle responsibly.
At 46,412 MT light displacement, the floating production vessel MV Eldorado became the largest single unit recycled across the Group, handled at the EU-listed Vessel Scrap yard.
The Group's yards hold ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 30000 certifications, Hong Kong Convention Statements of Compliance, and EU Ship Recycling Regulation certificates at listed facilities.
A defining milestone: Shree Ram became the first recycler in the country to earn green certification, setting a benchmark for the industry at Alang.
Founded by chairman Shri Mukesh Balabhai Patel, the Group began with disciplined investment in ship recycling at the world's largest ship-recycling location.
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Photographs from across our recycling yards at Alang — the beaching front, the impermeable cutting floors, our people, and our safety and fire-response teams.
Information for partners, financiers and corporate stakeholders of the Shree Ram Group of ship-recycling companies.
The Shree Ram Group is a privately held group of ship-recycling enterprises operating at Alang, Gujarat. The Group is not publicly listed; this page is provided for partners, lenders, insurers and corporate stakeholders who wish to understand our structure, governance and compliance standing.
Our financial discipline and operational track record — more than three decades of recycling, and India's first green certification — underpin long-standing relationships with global owners and class societies.
ISO 9001:2015 quality, ISO 14001:2015 environment, ISO 45001:2018 / OHSAS 18001 occupational health & safety, and ISO 30000:2009 ship-recycling management.
Ship Recycling Facility Management Plan approved by the Gujarat Maritime Board, Consent to Operate from GPCB, Approved Standing Order, and Factory Licence from DISH.
Hong Kong Convention Statements of Compliance and EU Ship Recycling Regulation certificates, issued through Lloyd's Register and ClassNK.
For three decades, the communities around Alang and Bhavnagar have made our work possible. Through education, training and welfare, the Shree Ram Group is proud to give something lasting in return.
With its continued commitment towards Corporate Social Responsibility and ethical conduct, the Shree Ram Group has contributed to the educational development of society at large — empowering many of the rural poor in our surrounding communities through education, vocational training, adult-education programmes, healthcare and the promotion of sport and culture.
A pre-primary school nurturing the youngest children of the community — giving them a bright, caring start to a lifetime of learning.
A gathering to recognise and honour the people and partners whose dedication and service strengthen our shared community.
A residential hostel that gives students from rural and underserved families a safe home and the support they need to pursue their education.
Closer to home, our responsibility begins with the workforce. We provide on-site dormitory housing, RO drinking water and recreation, an Occupational Health Centre with a six-bed ward and a 24×7 ICU ambulance, and twelve structured training modules delivered with partners including Lloyd’s Register and the Indian Red Cross.
Ship recycling at Alang sustains tens of thousands of livelihoods. We believe a responsible recycler’s duty extends far beyond compliance — to the people who make the work possible and the coastline we are fortunate to share.
Perspectives on green ship recycling, safety and sustainability from the team at Alang.
Beyond the certificate: how impermeable floors, downstream partners and an Inventory of Hazardous Materials turn a beach into a controlled, accountable facility.
From the dawn toolbox meeting to the last gas-test of the evening — the routines and drills that keep every worker safe.
A look back at some of the remarkable ships welcomed to our yards, and the stories they carried with them.
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