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Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #12
128 ships were sold for scrap to the South Asian beaches in the first quarter of 2017 [1]. Eleven workers were killed and at least four additional… Read More
Published in April 25th, 2017
Press Release – Controversial Tide Carrier under arrest in Norway
Attempt to illegally export the ship to Pakistan revealed After having been informed by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform and its member organisation Bellona that the TIDE CARRIER… Read More
Published in April 06th, 2017
Platform News – EU ship recyclers join voices to promote clean and safe practices
Five European ship recycling yards announced yesterday that they have joined forces to effectively raise awareness of existing best practice and the fact that there is capacity… Read More
Published in March 10th, 2017
Press Release – EU’s leverage & insurance policy on dirty shipping needed
Environmental NGOs call upon the EU to effectively regulate ship borne pollution From dangerous emissions in ports to hazardous scrapping on South Asian beaches, European shipping companies… Read More
Published in February 28th, 2017
Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2016
European ship owners top the list of global dumpers: the EU must do more to reverse this scandal Read our country-specific press releases: Brazil | Germany |… Read More
Published in February 01st, 2017
Platform News – ‘With Bare Hands’: an immersive journey into the problems of shipbreaking
International media outlets publish 'With bare hands', the first multimedia and data-driven reporting project that documents the negative impacts on the environment and the human costs of… Read More
Published in January 25th, 2017
Platform News – Fire on Greek ship raises death toll in Pakistan
Another catastrophic fire shakes Gadani shipbreaking yards Five more shipbreaking workers were killed and one injured in yet another fire that took place in the shipbreaking yards… Read More
Published in January 10th, 2017
Platform News – No more dead workers!
Platform calls for responsible solution for Berge Stahl, flag ship of the Port of Rotterdam The Berge Stahl, one of the world’s largest iron ore bulkers, made… Read More
Published in December 20th, 2016
Press Release – Danish opposition parties call on Government to stop beaching of Maersk vessels
Questioned Minister lacks political direction on ship recycling The Danish Environment Minister, Esben Lunde Larsen, had to answer to the Parliament yesterday following questions put to the… Read More
Published in December 15th, 2016
Platform News – Worker killed in yard breaking German-owned container ship “Viktoria Wulff”
On 4 December, worker Shah Jahan was killed on the spot at Arefin shipbreaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh, where German container ship “Viktoria Wulff” (IMO 9252101) is… Read More
Published in December 12th, 2016
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