Press Release - NGO Shipbreaking Platform presents Annual Report 2017

Press Release – NGO Shipbreaking Platform presents Annual Report 2017

Published in June 07th, 2018

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 environment. Thanks to our continued efforts, concerned policy makers, progressive investors and banks, and law enforcers are now echoing the Platform’s demand. Read more about this in our new Annual Report.

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