AMSTERDAM, March 15 (Reuters) - The Dutch shipping company Seatrade and two of its directors were found guilty by a Dutch court on Thursday of illegally sailing ships to India to have them demolished, the first criminal case of its kind in the Netherlands. The company and the directors were fined up to 750,000 euros ($925,275). The directors were also banned from executive … [Read more...]
NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 80% of Tonnage Sold for Scrap in 2017 Ended Up on South Asia’s Beaches
Of the 835 large ocean-going commercial ships that were sold for scrap in 2017, a total of 543 ships were intentionally run ashore and dismantled by hand at shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, where the controversial 'beaching' method continues to be the predominant means of disposal for end-of-life vessels, according to new data released by the NGO … [Read more...]
Fatal Accidents Prompt Pakistan to Ban Scrapping of LPG and Oil Tankers at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
Officials in Pakistan have halted the scrapping of oil and LPG tankers at the Gadani Shipbreaking Yard, one of the largest demolition yards in South Asia, following a string of fatal accidents involving ships of this type. The ban was imposed Thursday by the Chief Minister for the province of Balochistan, Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri, during a high-level meeting with … [Read more...]
NGO Shipbreaking Platform: Use of ‘Polluting’ South Asia Scrap Yards Accelerating
A total of 862 ships were dismantled worldwide in 2016, the vast majority of which ended up in South Asia on the beaches of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said Wednesday. The Platform, which has compiled and analysed a comprehensive list of all ships dismantled worldwide, said the figures show no sign that the shipping industry has improved … [Read more...]
Another Deadly Blast at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
At least five people are dead and after fire broke out inside a beached tanker at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan where an explosion in early November killed at least 26 workers and injured scores more. Pakistani news sources are reporting that the fire broke out on Monday inside the end-of-life LPG tanker 'Chaumadra' which was being dismantled at the yard. The … [Read more...]