NGO Shipbreaking Platform - Offshore Energy

24 days ago

Shipbreaking in full swing in South Asia despite COVID-19

There were a total of 170 ships broken in the third quarter of 2020. Of these, 65% or 110 ships were...

24 days ago

2 months ago

Two Eimskip boxships sent to dirty scrapyards in India, investigation reveals

Icelandic transportation Eimskip has reportedly sold two of its containerships to dirty and dangerou...

2 months ago

NGOs: South Asian shipbreakers can’t be included in EU list of approved facilities

Environmental organizations are warning that the European Union’s legislation allowing the exp...

2 months ago

4 months ago

NGO Shipbreaking: A third of shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh never shut down during lockdown

One third of shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh never closed down during the lockdown imposed to curb ...

4 months ago

5 months ago

Shipbreaking shows signs of gradual reopening

The shipbreaking industry in the Indian sub-continent is starting to exhibit some signs of phased re...

5 months ago

7 months ago

NGO Shipbreaking: COVID-19 exposes vulnerability of migrant workers in South Asia

The strict lockdown measures across South Asia aimed at curbing the COVID-19 pandemic have also shut...

7 months ago

9 months ago

Evergreen to Launch Arbitration against Buyer of Ever Unison

Evergreen Line responds to allegations from the NGO Shipbreaking. ...

9 months ago

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: Shipping Companies Still Favor the Worst Scrapyards

A total of 674 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrapyards in 2019. ...

9 months ago

11 months ago

India Working to Polish Its Ship Recycling Image

The new act restricts and prohibits the use or installation of hazardous materials. ...

11 months ago

Report: Working Conditions at Alang Shipbreaking Yards Remain Poor

There has been little improvement in working conditions at the shipbreaking yards in Alang-Sosiya. ...

11 months ago

about 1 year ago

South Asian Shipbreaking Yards Claim 19 Lives So Far in 2019

Another 30 have been severely injured.

about 1 year ago

NGO: Two More Workers Die at Alang Shipbreaking Beaches

The fatal incidents occurred in late July at the Priya Blue yard and in early September at Shree Ram...

about 1 year ago

NGO: Two Dead, 13 Injured in Bangladesh Shipbreaking Accident

A heavy cable collapsed on the container ship CSL Virginia, hitting several workers at once. ...

about 1 year ago

Three Dead, Several Injured at Chittagong Shipbreaking Yard

Three workers died and at least six were injured following a toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard i...

about 1 year ago

Worker Dies while Breaking Evergreen Marine Ship at Chittagong Yard

One worker lost his life in an incident at a shipbreaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh. ...

about 1 year ago

NGO: 146 Ships Sent to South Asian Beaches in 2nd Quarter

More than half of the ships sold to South Asia this quarter changed flag just weeks before hitting t...

about 1 year ago

Update: Two Dead, Several Injured after Explosion at Chittagong Shipbreaking Yard

Two workers died and several others sustained injuries. ...

about 1 year ago

NGO: 142 Ships Beached in South Asia in Q1

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 142 ships ended up on South Asian beaches in the first quarter of 2019. ...

about 1 year ago

NGO: Norwegian Pension Funds to Focus on Indian Shipbreaking Yards

Norwegian Council on Ethics for GPFG plans to turn its attention towards Indian shipbreaking practic...

about 1 year ago

Two Workers Die Following Tanker Fire in Chittagong

A fire in the engine room of a tanker being dismantled on a beach in Bangladesh, claimed the lives o...

about 1 year ago

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 90 Pct of Tonnage Scrapped on South Asian Beaches

A total of 744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to the scrap yards in 2018. ...

about 1 year ago

Dutch Owner Fined USD 3.4 Mn for Beaching a Ship

Dutch ship owner has paid a price tag of almost EUR 3 million for beaching a vessel in India. ...

about 1 year ago

over 2 years ago

NGO Shipbreaking Platform Slams Owners for Gadani Shipbreaking Fires

The two tanker fires from last week resulted in a ban on all shipbreaking activities in Gadani. ...

over 2 years ago

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 24 Deaths Recorded at Beaching Yards in South Asia

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 24 deaths and 9 injuries were recorded at beaching yards in South Asia ...

over 2 years ago

EU Has Capacity to Break Its Ships, New Report Shows

The EU-approved demolition yards will have enough capacity to handle demand from EU-flagged ships. ...

over 2 years ago

NGO Platform: 169 Ships Sold to South Asian Beaches

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: From a total of 220 ships that were scrapped in 2Q 2018, 169 vessels hit ...

over 2 years ago

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