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Press Release – Dutch prosecutors press criminal charges against Seatrade
Managers risk prison sentences and hefty fines for the illegal sale of end-of-life ships CORRECTION Brussels, 15 February 2018 – Following discussions with the Dutch… Read More
Published in February 13th, 2018
Press Release – Norwegian Central Bank excludes companies from government Pension Fund Global because of their beaching practices
Evergreen and Precious Shipping loose investments from the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world The Norwegian Central Bank announced today its decision to exclude ship owners… Read More
Published in January 16th, 2018
Press Release – NGOs and trade unions denounce certification issued to PHP yard by classification society RINA
In October, the PHP Family (Peace Happiness and Prosperity) shipbreaking yard received a Statement of Compliance with the Hong Kong Convention [1] by the Italian classification society… Read More
Published in December 07th, 2017
Press Release – Surge in number of accidents in Bangladesh shipbreaking yards
NGOs call on the Bangladesh government and ship owning nations to hold business accountable UPDATE PHP shipbreaking yard informed the Platform on 26 January 2018 of… Read More
Published in December 06th, 2017
Press Release – One year later and no lessons learned at gadani as Aces is set aflame – again!
Shipbreaking plot no. 54 in Gadani, Pakistan, was sealed off yesterday after a massive fire broke out on-board the ship ACES (IMO 8021830). This is the same… Read More
Published in November 09th, 2017
Press Release – Indian authority shuts NGOs out from Alang yards
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform expresses dismay over the continued failure of the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) to be transparent and to grant civil society access to see… Read More
Published in October 26th, 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
Published in October 19th, 2017
Platform News – Atlantic Container Line steaming for sunshine
Grimaldi Group’s subsidiary ACL illegally exports toxic waste to South Asia, while authorities are inert During the summer, the Swedish-flagged ATLANTIC CARTIER and ATLANTIC CONVEYOR, the two… Read More
Published in October 11th, 2017
Platform News – Investigations ongoing after Norwegian authorities press charges against owners of Harrier
The HARRIER is still under arrest in Norway after its owners failed to illegally set sail for the dangerous and dirty scrapping yards in Gadani, Pakistan, last… Read More
Published in September 21st, 2017
Platform News – NGOs maintain pressure on owners and scrap dealers of FPSO North Sea Producer
16 August of last year the FPSO NORTH SEA PRODUCER was beached in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The ship was allowed to leave the UK based on the false… Read More
Published in September 13th, 2017
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