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Posted: about 1 month ago
Norway backs Phase III of IMO-backed project on green ship recycling in Bangladesh
Norway has committed approximately $1.5 million (NOK 14 million) to support improved ship recycling ...
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UK court clears way for widow of Bangladeshi ship-breaking worker to sue tanker company
The UK High Court ruled on Monday, July 13, that the widow, whose husband lost his life while disman...
Posted: 2 months ago
Posted: 2 months ago
Clarksons calls EU to speed up approval of Turkish yards as country’s capacity for green recycling fills up
Ship recycling yards in Turkey that are compliant with safety and environmental requirements of the ...
Posted: 2 months ago
Posted: 5 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...
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 5 months ago
BIMCO: Shipbuilding orders spiral down
The shipbuilding sector has been severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing the cont...
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Ship recycling in Pakistan and India in limbo
The coronavirus pandemic has practically paralysed the ship demolition market in South Asia as lockd...
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 5 months ago
Shiprecycling in Pakistan and India in Limbo
The coronavirus pandemic has practically paralysed the ship demolition market in South Asia. ...
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 7 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. ...
Posted: 7 months ago
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Posted: 8 months ago
PHP Ship Breaking and Recycling Industries Wins HKC Compliance Statement
ClassNK has issued HKC Statement of Compliance to PHP Ship Breaking and Recycling Industries Limited...
Posted: 8 months ago
Posted: 9 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. ...
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago
Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative Welcomes Louis Dreyfus
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative. ...
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 10 months ago
Bangladesh Court Rules 2016 Beaching of Maersk FPSO Illegal
Authorities were instructed to claim compensation from the yard for having violated national environ...
Posted: 10 months ago
Posted: 11 months ago
Norway Fines Wirana for 2017 Tide Carrier Incident
Wirana attempted to sail the ship illegally to a shipbreaking yard in Pakistan. ...
Posted: 11 months ago
Posted: 11 months ago
South Asian Shipbreaking Yards Claim 19 Lives So Far in 2019
Another 30 have been severely injured.
Posted: 11 months ago
Posted: 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. ...
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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...
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Posted: 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. ...
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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...
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EU Adds 8 New Yards to Ship Recycling Facility List
Six Scandinavian and one Turkish yard have been included. ...
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ASA Calls on China, India to Ratify Hong Kong Convention
The Asian Shipowners’ Association urges China and India to ratify the Hong Kong Convention. ...
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Malta Becomes Newest Hong Kong Convention Member
Convention members now represent more than 28.8 percent of world merchant shipping tonnage. ...
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IMO Secretary-General Calls for Wider Adoption of Ship Recycling Convention
Ten years after the adoption of the IMO’s Hong Kong Convention (HKC), there has been progress with v...
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Posted: about 1 year ago
Report: EU Should Encourage South Asian Shipbreaking Yards to Get on EU SRR List
Audited South Asian ship recycling facilities should receive “a fair chance” to get on t...
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ASA Welcomes Japan’s Accession to HKC
The Asian Shipowners’ Association welcomes Japan’s ratification of the Hong Kong International Conve...
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Posted: about 1 year ago
BIMCO: EU Ship Recycling Rules Disadvantage European Owners
Only 9 out of 26 shipyards on the EU list of approved recycling facilities are open for ship recycli...
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Posted: about 1 year ago
Teekay Joins Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
The Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative welcomes Teekay as its new member. ...
Posted: about 1 year ago
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