Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #26

Published in August 10th, 2021

Chattogram, May 30th 2020

Platform News – NGOs distribute emergency food to shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh

Thanks to the financial support received via donations, we managed to distribute food and personal protective equipment items to 130 shipbreaking workers’ families.

Brussels, Jun 23rd 2021

Press Release – Sale of asbestos-laden aircraft carrier São Paulo raises concerns

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, Basel Action Network (BAN), BAN Asbestos France, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), İstanbul Isig Meclisi and Brazilian ABREA have alerted the Turkish Ministry… Read More

Brussels, Oct 27th 2025

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #43

Fifteen workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the third quarter of 2025.

Brussels, Apr 18th 2024

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #37

Eight workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the first quarter of 2024.

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Brussels, Jan 22nd 2019

Press Release – The hypocrisy of better beaches: winners of the “Public Eye Investigation Award” shed light on shipbreaking in Alang and Swiss companies’ involvement

Gie Goris and Nicola Mulinaris received Public Eye’s “Investigation Award”.

Brussels, Oct 19th 2017

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #14

There were a total of 227 ships broken in the third quarter of 2017. Of these, 124 ships ended up on beaches in South Asia for dirty… Read More

Brussels, Jan 30th 2019

Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2018

744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to the scrap yards in 2018. Of these vessels, 518 were broken down on tidal mudflats in South Asia.

Jan 22nd 2019

Where ships go to die – Winner of the Public Eye Investigation Award

Decommissioned deep-sea vessels are floating toxic waste. Their disposal is laborious and costly, and regarded as a menace by those who want to protect both the workers… Read More