Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #31

Published in October 24th, 2022

Brussels/Seattle, Feb 03rd 2026

Press Release – U.S. Shipping Line Matson backtracks on commitment to not dump their old ships on South Asian Beaches

The Basel Action Network (BAN) and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform today condemned Matson Shipping Lines for proceeding with the export of its former U.S.-flagged vessel MOKIHANA for scrapping at the notorious shipbreaking beaches of Alang, India.

Brussels, Sep 21st 2017

Platform News – Investigations ongoing after Norwegian authorities press charges against owners of Harrier

The HARRIER is still under arrest in Norway after its owners failed to illegally set sail for the dangerous and dirty scrapping yards in Gadani, Pakistan, last… Read More

Brussels, Sep 15th 2026

Press Release – Industrial associations, trade unions and NGOs urge the European Commission not to greenlight beaching yards

NGO Shipbreaking Platform, EUROFER, IndustriAll Europe, European Environmental Bureau, Recycling Europe, and Transport & Environment sent an open letter to Commissioners Roswall and Séjourné calling them to withdraw… Read More

Brussels, Dec 11th 2023

Press Release – UAE takes important steps towards sustainable ship recycling

Set to take effect from June 2025, UAE new legislation brings about a ban on the beaching and landing of UAE-flagged vessels as well as all foreign vessels leaving or transiting through UAE waters enroute to scrap yards.

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Brussels, Sep 13th 2017

Platform News – NGOs maintain pressure on owners and scrap dealers of FPSO North Sea Producer

16 August of last year the FPSO NORTH SEA PRODUCER was beached in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The ship was allowed to leave the UK based on the… Read More

Brussels, Jul 20th 2016

Platform News – ECSA’s Alang report turns a blind eye on problems of beaching method

The European Community Shipowners’ Association’s (ECSA) has published a report on their visit to the Alang shipbreaking yards in India last April. The NGO Shipbreaking Platform criticises… Read More

Brussels, Jul 25th 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

Sep 17th 2024

Bangladesh: shipping firms profit from labour abuse

A new report released by Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform uncovers the human and environmental costs of shipbreaking in Bangladesh.