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Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #35
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 November 22nd, 2023
Press Release – Bangladesh: shipping firms profit from labour abuse
EU should revise law to promote safe, sustainable ship recycling - Many European shipping companies are knowingly sending their end-of-life ships for scrap in dangerous and… Read More
Published in September 28th, 2023
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #34
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 August 14th, 2023
Press Release – Ship owner and two directors fined by Dutch Court for breaching EU waste law
Last week, a judgment was handed down by a Rotterdam Court in the Netherlands, convicting the Dutch shipping company Jumbo and two of its directors for their… Read More
Published in July 13th, 2023
Press Release – Petrobras to recycle offshore unit in Brazil for the first time
Petrobras, the major Brazilian energy company, has achieved a significant milestone in its new commitment to sustainable ship recycling with the successful conclusion of the auction for… Read More
Published in July 10th, 2023
Press Release – NGOs call on the Netherlands to push for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of FSO Safer
As the operations for the removal of the oil on-board the decaying Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel SAFER are taking place off the coast of Yemen,… Read More
Published in July 05th, 2023
Press Release – NGOs warn that Hong Kong Convention will fail to ensure sustainable ship recycling
Treaty to continue toxic business-as-usual on the
beaches of South Asia while undermining efforts for reform The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Hong Kong International Convention for the… Read More
Published in July 04th, 2023
Press Release – Human rights and environmental NGOs urge UNDP to ensure the clean and safe recycling of FSO Safer
In a letter addressed to the UNDP, the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), the Basel Action Network (BAN), and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, representing a global coalition of… Read More
Published in June 15th, 2023
Press Release – NGOs organise event on sustainable maritime transport on 31 May in Lisbon
On 31 May, between 2PM and 7:30PM, the NGOs ZERO, Sciaena, NGO Shipbreaking Platform and Circular Economy Portugal are organising the conference “Waves of change: towards circular… Read More
Published in May 17th, 2023
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #33
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 03rd, 2023
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