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Press Release – Investigations on the Harrier tighten as it reaches Turkey for recycling
Norwegian press DN revealed this summer that Aqualis Offshore and insurance company Skuld Maritime Agency are under investigation for their involvement in the attempt to illegally export… Read More
Published in August 29th, 2018
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #16
There were a total of 220 ships broken in the second quarter of 2018. Of these, 169 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia for… Read More
Published in July 25th, 2018
Platform News – Shipping industry presses to undermine European Ship Recycling Regulation
On Monday, the EU member states’ experts on ship recycling met in Brussels to discuss the latest developments, six months ahead of the application of the 2013… Read More
Published in June 20th, 2018
Press Release – NGO Shipbreaking Platform presents Annual Report 2017
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform presents its Annual Report 2017. The NGO Shipbreaking Platform works to ensure that vessels are recycled without causing harm to workers and the… Read More
Published in June 07th, 2018
Platform News – Problems of shipbreaking presented at the 2018 Vicino/Lontano Festival
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is grateful to have participated in the 2018 Vicino/Lontano Festival, which was held from 10 May to 13 May in Udine, Italy. The… Read More
Published in May 18th, 2018
Press Release – South Asian trade unions assert their rights
In Chittagong, Bangladesh, on the International Labour Day of 1 May, the Platform member organisation YPSA brought together shipbreaking workers for a demonstration to claim their right… Read More
Published in May 04th, 2018
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #15
There were a total of 206 ships broken in the first quarter of 2018. Of these, 152 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia for… Read More
Published in April 27th, 2018
Press Release – Seatrade convicted for trafficking toxic ships
Today, the Rotterdam District Court sentenced, on the basis of the EU Waste Shipment Regulation, shipping company Seatrade for the illegal export of vessels sent for scrapping… Read More
Published in March 15th, 2018
Press Release – NGOs respond to legal threats by shipbreaking industry and withdraw from industry conference
On Monday, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, an international coalition of labour, human rights and environmental organisations, withdrew their participation from the TradeWinds Ship Recycling Forum that starts… Read More
Published in March 07th, 2018
Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2017
European ship owners top the list of global dumpers: the EU must do more to reverse this scandal According to new data released today by the NGO… Read More
Published in February 20th, 2018
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