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Press Release – Documentary reveals SBM’s toxic trade of ships in Alang
Dutch program Zembla recently released their investigation on SBM Offshore’s shipbreaking practices in South Asia. In a documentary shown on Dutch television, and now available on YouTube, Zembla reconstructs… Read More
Press Release – Two fatal accidents at Indian yards under EU scrutiny
According to local media, two workers recently died on the shipbreaking beach of Alang, India. Two separate accidents took place at well-known scrapping yards that have applied… Read More
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #19
There were a total of 193 ships broken in the second quarter of 2019. Of these, 146 ships were sold to the infamous scrapping beaches of South… Read More
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #18
There were a total of 181 ships broken in the first quarter of 2019. Of these, 142 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia where… Read More
EU Ship Recycling Regulation
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) on 20 November 2013. The objective of the… Read More
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OUR NEWS 21 December 2015 | Platform News – NGO encourages ship recyclers to now apply for EU List 17 November 2015 | Platform News – OSHE… Read More
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The NGO Shipbreaking Platform's research and information is mentioned in more than 200 articles and reports every year. Our work has been featured in major media outlets… Read More
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
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