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Friday, February 7, 2020
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Maritime News

Evergreen Line Defends Shipbreaking Practices

Editor’s note: Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has responded to our report on the NGO Shipbreaking Platform’s recently published list of ships

February 7, 2020
Total Views: 133

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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Maritime News

Shipping Industry Continues to Favor South Asia Beaches for Shipbreaking

A total of 674 ocean-going ships and offshore vessels were dismantled worldwide in 2019, with the vast majority broken down on the beaches of Bangladesh,

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 337

Thursday, January 30, 2020
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Maritime News

Teekay Denies Wrongdoing After Norway Office Raided

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Norway’s national economic crime unit raided the local office of international shipping company Teekay

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 94

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Maritime News

ClassNK Certifies Bangladesh Ship Recycling Yard with Hong Kong Convention Compliance

Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK has issued a Statement of Compliance to a ship recycling facility in Chittagong, Bangladesh, verifying that the yard

January 15, 2020
Total Views: 346

Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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Maritime News

Two Workers Killed, Thirteen Injured Demolishing CSL Virginia in Bangladesh -Report

Two workers were killed and thirteen others were injured in an accident at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh. The accident took place Saturday at the Ziri

September 3, 2019
Total Views: 330

Thursday, July 18, 2019
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Maritime News

Germany Accedes to Hong Kong Convention for Safe Ship Recycling

Germany has become the latest country to accede to IMO’s treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling, known as the Hong Kong Convention.

July 18, 2019
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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Maritime News

NGO: Two Workers Killed, Five Severely Injured in Explosion at Chittagong Shipbreaking Yard

Two yard workers have died and five others were severely injured this morning in a major explosion on board beached vessel at a shipbreaking yard in

May 15, 2019
Total Views: 156

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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Maritime News

NGO Shipbreaking Platform Counts 142 Ships Sent to South Asia Beaches in First Three Months of 2019

There were a total of 181 ships scrapped in the first quarter of 2019, including 142 ships broken up in South Asia using the controversial beaching method,

April 10, 2019
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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Maritime News

Norway Wealth Fund Turns Spotlight on India Shipbreaking

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) – The ethics watchdog for Norway’s $1-trillion wealth fund will focus this year on shipbreaking on

March 13, 2019
Total Views: 45

Monday, February 18, 2019
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Maritime News

Two Workers Killed Scrapping Tanker in Chittagong

Two workers were killed Monday in a fire that started in the engine room of an end-of-life tanker being dismantled at a shipbreaking yard in Chittagong,

February 18, 2019
Total Views: 65

Thursday, January 31, 2019
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Maritime News

Turkey Ratifies Hong Kong Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Shipbreaking

Turkey has ratified the IMO Hong Kong Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, becoming the first of the five major shipbreaking

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 26

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Interesting

NGO Shipbreaking Platform: Record-Breaking 90% of End-of-Life Tonnage Scrapped on South Asian Beaches in 2018

A total 744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to scrap yards in 2018, of which 518 were broken down on beaching yards in Bangladesh, India and

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 80

Friday, October 19, 2018
Accidents Prompt Pakistani to Halt Ship Breaking at Gadani Yards
Maritime News

Accidents Prompt Pakistani to Halt Ship Breaking at Gadani Yards

Pakastani officials have reportedly shut down all ship breaking activities at Gadani yards after two separate accidents this month left three workers with

October 19, 2018
Total Views: 65

Thursday, September 27, 2018
European Shipowners Request More Capacity Added to EU Ship Recycling List
Maritime News

European Shipowners Request More Capacity Added to EU Ship Recycling List

European shipowners are asking for more capacity to be added to the EU list of approved ship recycling facilities that will come into play next year with entry

September 27, 2018
Total Views: 35

Friday, July 27, 2018
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Maritime News

169 Ships Sent to South Asian Shipbreakers in Second Quarter 2018

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

July 27, 2018
Total Views: 93

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Fire Hits VLCC Under Demolition at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
Maritime News

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

July 17, 2018
Total Views: 78

Friday, June 22, 2018
shipbreaking alang
Maritime News

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

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 62

Sunday, June 3, 2018
Tanker Scrappage To Hit Multi-Year High
Environment

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

June 3, 2018
Total Views: 29

Thursday, May 31, 2018
shipbreaking alang
Interesting

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

May 31, 2018
Total Views: 3122

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Shipping’s Financiers Turning the Tide On Controversial Shipbreaking Practices
Maritime News

Shipping’s Financiers Turning the Tide On Controversial Shipbreaking Practices

By Jonathan Saul and Simon Jessop LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) – The shipping industry has long been criticized by campaigners for allowing vessels to be

May 15, 2018
Total Views: 94
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