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Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2024
409 ships were dismantled globally in 2024, of which 255 ended up in South Asian yards. Bangladesh remains the shipping industry’s first choice for scrapping, despite grave consequences for workers, local communities and fragile coastal ecosystems.
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Platform News – Turkish Civil Society Organisations take legal action to ensure Environmental Impact Assessment of the ship recycling sector in Aliağa
On 10 January 2024 a coalition of organisations, including Aegean Environment and Culture Platform (EGEÇEP), İzmir Bar Association, TMMOB Chamber of Architects, İzmir Medical Chamber, and eight… Read More
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #40
Seven workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the last quarter of 2024.
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Platform News – Authorities and industry discuss ship recycling in Turkey at NGO Shipbreaking Platform and IMPEL workshop
Following the publication of a report on the Turkish ship recycling sector in Aliağa, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform and the European Union Network for the Implementation and… Read More
Press Release – Norwegian Altera Infrastructure avoids trial by accepting fine for illegal shipbreaking
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform welcomes the NOK 8 million fine imposed on Norwegian ship management company Altera Infrastructure for the illegal scrapping of the two shuttle tankers NAVION BRITANNIA… Read More
Press Release – MSC urged to align its operations with international environmental and labour rights standards and stop dumping its toxic waste on South Asian beaches
In the last six months only, MSC scrapped 9 ships on the beach of Alang in India – 27 in the last two years,
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