Two yards from Turkey have been removed from the EU List of Ship Recycling facilities…
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7 shipbreaking workers killed in accidents in Bangladesh, Turkey
A string of accidents at Bangladesh’s infamous shipbreaking beach killed five workers in August, raising…
NGO Shipbreaking: 76% of ships broken on South Asian beaches in Q1
Of the 204 ships broken in the first quarter of 2021, 155 ships were sold…
NGO Shipbreaking: Beaching of ships in Bangladesh continues to claim lives
At least five workers have lost their lives while dismantling out of service ships at…
NGO Shipbreaking: A third of shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh never shut down during lockdown
One third of shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh never closed down during the lockdown imposed to…
Shipbreaking shows signs of gradual reopening
The shipbreaking industry in the Indian sub-continent is starting to exhibit some signs of phased…
Evergreen Line opens up on its shipbreaking practices
Evergreen Line says its ship demolition and recycling policy requires the shipbreaking yard selected by…
146 ships sent to South Asian Beaches in Q2 — NGO Shipbreaking Platform
A total of 146 vessels, from the 193 units sent to scrapyards in the second quarter…
142 ships broken in South Asia in 3 months — NGO Shipbreaking Platform
There were a total of 181 ships scrapped in the first quarter of 2019, including 142…
Pakistani shipbreaking workers union calls off strike
The Shipbreaking Workers Union Gadani (SBWUG) have called off their planned strike action after reaching a deal,…
India disposes of Alang hazardous waste from shipbreaking
All hazardous waste generated at Alang shiprecycling facilities is being disposed of “in a safe and environmentally…
Minister bans shipbreaking activities at Gadani yards
The demolition of tankers and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers at Pakistan’s Gadani shipbreaking yards has…