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Monday, February 18, 2019
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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: 114

Thursday, January 31, 2019
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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: 64

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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: 149

Friday, October 19, 2018
Accidents Prompt Pakistani to Halt Ship Breaking at Gadani Yards
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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: 130

Thursday, September 27, 2018
European Shipowners Request More Capacity Added to EU Ship Recycling List
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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: 90

Friday, July 27, 2018
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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: 182

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Fire Hits VLCC Under Demolition at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
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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: 120

Friday, June 22, 2018
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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: 137

Sunday, June 3, 2018
Tanker Scrappage To Hit Multi-Year High
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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: 82

Thursday, May 31, 2018
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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: 3497

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Shipping’s Financiers Turning the Tide On Controversial Shipbreaking Practices
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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: 191

Friday, April 27, 2018
NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 152 Ships Broken Up on South Asia’s Beaches in First Quarter of 2018
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 152 Ships Broken Up on South Asia’s Beaches in First Quarter of 2018

Of the 206 ships dismantled worldwide up in in the first quarter of 2018, a total 152 ships ended up on beaches in South Asia, according to a quarterly

April 27, 2018
Total Views: 598

Thursday, March 15, 2018
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Court Finds Dutch Shipping Company Illegally Sent Ships to India for Demolition

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

March 15, 2018
Total Views: 127

Thursday, February 22, 2018
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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

February 22, 2018
Total Views: 453

Friday, February 3, 2017
Fatal Accidents Prompt Pakistan to Ban Scrapping of LPG and Oil Tankers at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
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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,

February 3, 2017
Total Views: 172

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
NGO Shipbreaking Platform: Use of ‘Polluting’ South Asia Scrap Yards Accelerating
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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,

February 1, 2017
Total Views: 114

Monday, January 9, 2017
Another Deadly Blast at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
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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

January 9, 2017
Total Views: 290

Friday, December 16, 2016
Maersk Sending Four More Ships to Alang
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Maersk Sending Four More Ships to Alang

Danish shipping giant Maersk Line has announced plans to scrap eight panamax ships at yards in India and China. The world’s largest container shipping

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 292

Thursday, December 15, 2016
Denmark Environment Minister Under Fire for Dodging Questions About Maersk’s Shipbreaking Policy
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Denmark Environment Minister Under Fire for Dodging Questions About Maersk’s Shipbreaking Policy

Denmark’s Environmental Minister has come under fire for failing to provide concrete answers to questions regarding the Danish government’s position on

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 146

Monday, December 12, 2016
Worker Killed Dismantling ‘Youngest Container Ship Sold for Scrap’
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Worker Killed Dismantling ‘Youngest Container Ship Sold for Scrap’

A worker at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh has died in accident while working to dismantle German containership Viktoria Wulff, the NGO Shipbreaking

December 12, 2016
Total Views: 185