There were a total of 220 ships sent for demolition in the second quarter of 2018, with 169 of those sold to South Asian shipbreakers where they are driven ashore and dismantled by hand within the tidal zone, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said in its Q2 report. Between April and June, the Platform tallied 6 deaths and 7 workers severely injured when breaking ships in … [Read more...]
Fire Hits VLCC Under Demolition at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
A major fire tore through an end-of-life VLCC at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan on Monday, marking yet another incident to underscore the dangers of scrapping vessels beaches. According to local media reports, the former German tanker ADA caught fire during its demolition at shipbreaking plot 116 at the yard. Four people were initially reported to be trapped on the … [Read more...]
NGO Shipbreaking Platform Slams Shipping Industry ‘Scaremongering’ to Undermine European Ship Recycling Regulation
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is accusing the shipping industry of using 'scaremonger' tactics and 'fake news' in order to get South Asian shipbreaking yards included on a list of EU-approved ship recycling facilities. According to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, which promotes against the use of South Asia's 'beaching' yards, the shipping industry is quick to lament that … [Read more...]
Tanker Scrappage To Hit Multi-Year High
by Jessica Jaganathan (Reuters) - The shipping industry will this year scrap the largest number of oil tankers in over half-a-decade, driven by weak earnings, firm prices for scrap steel and the need to prepare fleets for strict new environmental regulations. The surge in scrapping underscores how the sector is grappling with one of its worst-ever crises, hit hard after … [Read more...]
Photos: Shipbreaking on the Beaches of Alang
Reuters' photographer Amit Dave has published a series of photos taken just this week at a shipbreaking yard in Alang, India, where many of the world's ships continue to be sent at the end of their operational lives. While some yards in Alang have upgraded their facilities to comply with global shipbreaking standards set out in the Hong Kong Convention, the shipbreaking … [Read more...]