Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #39

Published in October 27th, 2024

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 the beaches of South Asia and recent on-the-ground developments, including our activities, we aim to inform the public about the negative impacts of substandard shipbreaking practices as well as positive steps aimed at the realisation of environmental justice and the protection of workers’ rights.

One session in this Update focuses specifically on the severe challenges shipbreaking workers encounter regarding their freedom of speech and association.

Brussels, May 30th 2017

Press Release – Platform supports banks’ introduction of responsible ship recycling standards

Today, during the first day of NOR-Shipping in Oslo, Dutch banks ABN AMRO, ING Bank and NIBC, together with the Scandinavian DNB, announced that they are… Read More

Brussels, Aug 17th 2026

Press Release – Nine shipbreaking workers killed in Bangladesh

Fatalities in South Asia expose systemic failures while the EU considers approving beaching yards. MT RASI (IMO 9176008) beached at Ferdous Steel, Chattogram, Bangladesh. March 2026 The… Read More

Brussels, Oct 24th 2022

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #31

Five workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the third quarter of 2022.

Brussels, Mar 31st 2025

Press Release – Stop South Korea’s toxic ship dumping

South Korean shipping companies continue to fuel environmental and human rights violations by offloading their end-of-life vessels on the beaches of South Asia for scrapping. Since 2020,… Read More

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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.

Chattogram, May 30th 2020

Platform News – NGOs distribute emergency food to shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh

Thanks to the financial support received via donations, we managed to distribute food and personal protective equipment items to 130 shipbreaking workers’ families.

Brussels, May 04th 2018

Press Release – South Asian trade unions assert their rights

In Chittagong, Bangladesh, on the International Labour Day of 1 May, the Platform member organisation YPSA brought together shipbreaking workers for a demonstration to claim their right… Read More

Brussels/Chittagong, Dec 07th 2017

Press Release – NGOs and trade unions denounce certification issued to PHP yard by classification society RINA

In October, the PHP Family (Peace Happiness and Prosperity) shipbreaking yard received a Statement of Compliance with the Hong Kong Convention [1] by the Italian classification society… Read More