Tag: NGO ShipBreaking Platform

EU-flagged vessels intended to be scrapped whilst under EU jurisdiction, are no longer exempted from EU waste laws.

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform issued its quarterly publication to inform about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

At least seven workers lost their lives while scrapping vessels on the beach of Chattogram in what is the worst quarter in terms of number of accidents in Bangladeshi shipbreaking history. 

NGOs calls for Turkish ship breaker to be closed after concerns over safety at Turkish yards.

Another passenger ship is heading towards the shipbreaking beaches of South Asia, says the NGO Shipbreaking platform, in clear violation of European rules that aim to prevent the trade of toxic waste from the EU to non-OECD countries.

A fatal accident recently took place at the ship recycling yards of Aliağa, Turkey. On 12 July, two workers were onboard the cruise ship Carnival Inspiration when they were suddenly caught by flames.

A ship recycling worker lost his life, while three more were injured after an explosion in Sitakunda, Bangladesh.

Pakistani authorities have suspended dismantling operations of the Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT in Gadani, over concerns of mercury-contaminated oil sludge onboard which injured several shibreaking workers. 

A total of 155 ships were sold to South Asian shipbreaking beaches in the first quarter of 2021, where a total of nine workers lost their lives, latest figures by NGO Shipbreaking Platform reveal. 

Two workers have lost their lives at two separate Turkish ship recycling yards in the last four months, data provided by NGO Shipbreaking Platform suggests. Both yards are included in the EU List of approved ship recycling facilities, so the Platform called on EU to investigate both.