Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #40

Published in January 28th, 2025

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 hidden hazards affecting communities and coastal areas around the shipbreaking yards.

Brussels, Mar 21st 2024

Press Release – Worst corporate dumpers asked to clean up their acts

Targeting sustainability and fleet managers, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform calls for the adoption of responsible ship recycling policies in letters sent to shipping companies standing out for… 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

Brussels, Apr 06th 2017

Press Release – Controversial Tide Carrier under arrest in Norway

After having been informed by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform and its member organisation Bellona that the TIDE CARRIER (now named HARRIER, aka EIDE CARRIER) had been… Read More

Alang, Sep 10th 2019

Press Release – Two fatal accidents at Indian yards under EU scrutiny

Two separate accidents took place at well-known scrapping yards that have applied to be included in the EU list of approved ship recycling facilities.

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Brussels, Jul 21st 2025

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #42

Five workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the second quarter of 2025.

Brussels, Jan 14th 2021

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #24

Five workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the last quarter of 2020.

Bergen, Mar 23rd 2022

Press Release – Appeal Court confirms prison sentence for Norwegian ship owner

According to the Appeal Court, having sold the vessel to a middle man and not directly to a beaching yard does not provide for exempting the ship owner from being held liable for having committed an environmental crime.

Brussels, Oct 11th 2017

Platform News – Atlantic Container Line steaming for sunshine

During the summer, the Swedish-flagged ATLANTIC CARTIER and ATLANTIC CONVEYOR, the two last G3 vessels operated by the Italian Grimaldi Group’s subsidiary Atlantic Container Line (ACL),… Read More