Press Release – Province shuts down hazardous shipbreaking at Union Bay

A victory for residents and environmental protection   The NGO Shipbreaking Platform celebrates British Columbia’s decision to cancel the Crown land lease held by Deep Water Recovery… Read More
Published in August 07th, 2025

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #42

In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of accidents that took place on… Read More
Published in July 21st, 2025

Press Release: Need for reform of ship recycling sector in Turkey has never been more apparent after massive fire and waste dumping scandal revealed

In recent months, Turkey’s ship recycling sector has experienced significant movements. From controversies surrounding the sale of shipbreaking yards to the arrival of a UK Navy vessel,… Read More
Published in July 08th, 2025

Press Release – The Hong Kong Convention provides no roadmap for sustainable ship recycling

NGOs call upon the shipping sector to take responsibility and scale best practice Today, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of… Read More
Published in June 26th, 2025

Platform News– Legal action taken by family of deceased worker following fatal incident at IŞIKSAN ship recycling yard in Turkiye

On 31 August last year, a fatal accident occurred during the dismantling of the Norwegian floating oil platform BIDEFORD DOLPHIN  at the IŞIKSAN ship recycling yard in… Read More
Published in June 19th, 2025

Press Release – Another worker dies at Alang shipbreaking yard

A wake-up call as Hong Kong Convention’s entry-into-force will rubberstamp dangerous practices Just weeks before the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling… Read More
Published in June 18th, 2025

Press Release – Rendsburg Court acknowledges environmental harm caused by shipbreaking, but acquits shipowners

NGOs welcome Public Prosecutor’s appeal The NGO Shipbreaking Platform welcomes the Public prosecutor’s appeal of the Rendsburg District Court’s decision to acquit the shipowners involved in the… Read More
Published in May 06th, 2025

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #41

In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of accidents that took place on… Read More
Published in May 05th, 2025

Press Release – Stop South Korea’s toxic ship dumping

South Korean shipping companies continue to fuel environmental and human rights violations by offloading their end-of-life vessels on the beaches of South Asia for scrapping. Since 2020,… Read More
Published in March 31st, 2025

Platform News – EU must take action to end dumping of toxic ships and support capacity building

The European Commission published its evaluation of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) earlier this month. The evaluation clearly identifies several issues that hinder the effectiveness… Read More
Published in March 25th, 2025