Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2020 The shipping industry continues to exploit workers and the environment for profit According to new data released today by the NGO…
The world’s oldest maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society today (Wednesday May 16) announced an exciting expansion into China, home to the largest number of seafarers globally. The charity, which celebrates…
Today’s commitment by governments to require international shipping to decarbonise and at least halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is a welcome and potentially game changing development, the Clean…
We are delighted to share with you the first results of ‘Giving for Greece’ and its thematic programme for unaccompanied refugee children who arrive in Greece. Read the following received…
Agreement with the Federation of European Private Port Operators will provide a framework for knowledge sharing and cooperation on port operations and cargo handling issues 08.01.2016 – ICHCA International, the global cargo…
Without Prejudice Naming and shaming the pests: a must to save our society and shipping in particular! Our viewers might recall two articles back in July 2013 following…
PARSIPPANY, N.J., 7 May, 2015 – DuPont Sustainable Solutions, through its subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO), has been awarded a contract to supply DuPontTM Marine Scrubber systems to two vessels…
Greek volunteers support for the fourth consecutive time, the world cleanup campaign «Let’s do it World» www.letsdoitworld.org, a nonprofit campaign movement that first evolved in 2008 in Estonia and then spread…
32 Multinational Companies Say ‘No’ to Dirty and Dangerous Shipbreaking Brussels, 2 April 2015 – Major companies such as H&M, Tetra Laval, ABB, Philips, Volvo and Volkswagen do not want to be…
Thu 05 Mar 2015 LLOYD’S HOSTS REDR RECEPTION As part of Lloyd’s Charities Trust’s ongoing partnership with international disaster relief charity RedR, Lloyd’s hosted RedR’s Annual Patrons and Corporate Supporters Drinks…
Brussels, 9 February 2015 – A video published by the American magazine VICE, “Where giant cargo ships go to die”, available on its website, shows that both the working conditions and the…
Brussels, 26 January 2015 – The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a global coalition of environmental and human rights organisations seeking to prevent dirty and dangerous shipbreaking worldwide, today releases a complete list of…
Report by Indian research institute reveals poor enforcement of occupational health and safety provisions Brussels,…
London, 10 October 2014 – NGOs call on shipping industry regulator to drive down costs, trigger improved fuel efficiency and reduce ship GHG emissions through efficiency data transparency Transport & Environment,…
Brussels, 7 July 2014 – The NGO Shipbreaking Platform publishes today the second South Asia Quarterly Update, a briefing paper in which it informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh,…
At a joint informal meeting of key industry bodies, ICHCA highlighted the hazards of ships’ lifting appliances which have led to many serious accidents and urged industry members to help…
Hereford UK – Ambrey Risk has now been formally accepted as an Associate Member to BIMCO. This follows the companies’ achievement of ISO/PAS 28007, the first assessment of a maritime security…
16 April 2014 – Specialist marine insurance intermediary Seacurus has welcomed the agreement to include in the Maritime Labour Convention unpaid crew wages in the event of abandonment, and has…
Brussels, 11 November 2013 – The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a global coalition of organisations working to bring an end to dangerous and polluting shipbreaking practices, is pleased to welcome…
Brussels/Islamabad, 28 October 2013 – The NGO Shipbreaking Platform and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) will jointly present today a new report titled “Pakistan Shipbreaking Outlook – The Way Forward…
On 26th and 27th September, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform participated in the “8th Annual Ship Recycling Conference”, an industry event held in London every year. An array of speakers shared their…
Brussels, 13 June 2013 – The NGO Shipbreaking Platform today launches a data-driven website which lists all the ships that have been sent for breaking on the beaches of South Asia since…