Tag: shipbreaking

In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. In total, 73 ships were dismantled from July until September 2022.

Leviathan announced a cooperation with German Naval Yards on facilitating green and sustainable ship recycling.

With an aim to showcase the status of the ship recycling industry in Alang, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways along with Gujarat Maritime Board organized an International Conference on Green Ship Recycling. 

Circular Maritime Technologies International (CMT) introduced a circular process for the ship breaking industry, aiming to provide a solution to the problem of dangerous ship scrapping.

In its quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. The report notes that a total of 129 ships were dismantled worldwide, from January to March 2022, with the most taking place in South Asia.

After news that a ship containing high amounts of toxic substances will be dismantled in Union Bay, Stand.earth, Georgia Strait Alliance, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform and the Basel Action Network (BAN) call upon B.C. federal, provincial and local competent bodies to stop the shipbreaking activities conducted by Deep Water Recovery LTD (DWR) at Union Bay.

Mr Rohit Agarwal, Managing Partner at GUIDESHIP CONSULTING SERVICES LLP, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of being a ship recycling professional and helps anyone interest in joining the field to make an informed decision about their career plan.

Bangladesh’s Kabir Group has rejected claims made by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform regarding an increase in accidents at its breaking yards.

Since the beginning of 2022, out of the eighteen accidents that shook the Bangladeshi shipbreaking industry, six have taken place at yards owned by Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills (KSRM), says NGO Shipbreaking Platform.

As European owners try to find EU compliant ship recycling facilities, International Shipbreaking Ltd (ISL) in the US has completed processing its vessel from the region.