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Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2023
Shipping industry's disgrace: 85 percent of global tonnage scrapped on three beaches in South Asia According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 446… Read More
Press Release – NGOs warn that Hong Kong Convention will fail to ensure sustainable ship recycling
Treaty to continue toxic business-as-usual on the
beaches of South Asia while undermining efforts for reform The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Hong Kong International Convention for the… Read More
Press Release – Container shipping asked to clean up its act in view of upcoming scrapping wave
Triggered by overcapacity, lower freight rates and the new carbon regulations expected this year, numerous container ships will be sold for scrapping in the near future. In… Read More
Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2021
The vast majority of ships continue to be broken under conditions that pollute and expose workers to immense risk According to new data released today by the… Read More
Press Release – Pakistani workers poisoned during scrapping of infamous mercury-laden tanker
The Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT has been beached on the shipbreaking shores of Gadani, Pakistan despite clear warnings by Interpol and international civil… Read More
Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2020
The shipping industry continues to exploit workers and the environment for profit According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 630 ocean-going commercial ships… Read More
Press Release – NGOs urge Bangladesh authorities to halt the import of a highly toxic offshore unit that illegally departed from Indonesia
The Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT is currently being towed towards the infamous shipbreaking beach of Chattogram. The vessel, formerly known as JESSLYN NATUNA,… Read More
Press Release – BBC exposes dirty and dangerous scrapping of oil and gas units in India
Diamond Offshore and cash buyer GMS under the spotlight A BBC Disclosure production released this week reveals the harm caused by shipbreaking activities in Alang, India, as… Read More
Press Release – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2019
Most shipping companies continue to opt for the highest price at the worst scrapping yards According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 674… Read More
Press Release – NGOs win FPSO North Sea Producer case
Bangladesh Court denounces illegalities and lack of transparency in shipbreaking sector On 14 November the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh declared the import,… Read More
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