Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #37

Published in April 18th, 2024

Brussels, Oct 15th 2019

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #20

There were a total of 122 ships broken in the third quarter of 2019. Of these, 73 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia for dirty and dangerous breaking.

Brussels, Aug 10th 2016

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #10

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform publishes today the tenth South Asia Quarterly Update, a briefing paper in which it informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and… Read More

Brussels, Jul 30th 2024

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #38

Four workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the second quarter of 2024.

Brussels, Nov 17th 2022

Press Release – Polluting shipbreaking practices threaten Ghanian shores

Ship demolition is causing marine pollution in Kpone and surrounding towns.

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Brussels, Jul 08th 2019

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

Chattogram, Jul 24th 2019

Press Release – Worker dies at Kabir Steel’s shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh

Kabir Steel and Evergreen linked to worker’s death in Bangladesh.

Brussels, Jan 25th 2022

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #28

Eleven workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Brussels, Feb 03rd 2025

Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2024

409 ships were dismantled globally in 2024, of which 255 ended up in South Asian yards. Bangladesh remains the shipping industry’s first choice for scrapping, despite grave consequences for workers, local communities and fragile coastal ecosystems.