In violation of Basel and Barcelona Conventions – NGOs call on President Macron to take responsibility for old French aircraft carrier. Reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil confirm that the sister…
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), a…
A worker lost his life while scrapping BW Offshore’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit CIDADE DE SAO VICENTE (IMO 7380693) at an Indian beaching yard on 21 April.…
In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of accidents that took place on the beaches of…
Ship recycling workers’ protest shakes Aliağa In the last six days, almost the totality of the ship recycling workforce at İzmir Aliağa district, Turkey, has been striking for better employment conditions. Around…
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #28 In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of accidents…
NGOs join local residents and First Nations in fight against toxic shipbreaking in British Columbia Eighteen months have passed since local residents and K’ómoks First Nation (KFN) first raised concerns regarding scrapping…
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #27 In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of accidents…
Record-breaking number of fatalities on the beach of Chattogram At least seven workers lost their lives while scrapping vessels on the beach of Chattogram in what is the worst quarter…
NGO Shipbreaking Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #26 In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of…
Two workers die while scrapping cruise ship in Turkey Yet another fatal accident recently took place at the ship recycling yards of Aliağa, Turkey. On 12 July, Yılmaz Demir (55 years…
Belgian Public Prosecutor appeals acquittal of CMB’s subsidiary Bocimar NV On 25 June, the Court of Antwerp dismissed the charges pressed against ship owner Bocimar NV for the scrapping of a…
Sale of asbestos-laden aircraft carrier São Paulo raises concerns The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, Basel Action Network (BAN), BAN Asbestos France, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), İstanbul Isig Meclisi and Brazilian…
Pakistani workers poisoned during scrapping of infamous mercury-laden tanker The Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT has been beached on the shipbreaking shores of Gadani, Pakistan despite clear…
Parliamentary event on: “EU Ship Recycling Rules: carrot, stick or illusion?” On May 5, MEP Jens Gieseke (Transport committee/EPP) and MEP Søren Gade (Chair of EP India Delegation/Renew) co-hosted an event…
NGOs call upon authorities to sanction illegal exports of cruises The cruise sector has been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many ship owners forced to file bankruptcy or…
CORRECTION UPDATE – Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2020 UPDATE 10 February 2021 Teekay Corporation informed us that five ships (i.e. Aegean Leader, Petrojarl Cidade de Rio…
NGO Shipbreaking Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #24 In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview…
Protecting watchdogs across the EU: proposal for an EU anti-SLAPP law A coalition of non-governmental organisations from across Europe has been working over the past years to raise awareness and…
Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #23 There were a total of 170 ships broken in the third quarter of 2020. Of these, 110 ships were sold to the beaches…
NGOs call EU’s intent to export toxic ships to developing countries illegal and contrary to aims of Green Deal Brussels, 23 September 2020 – The Basel Action Network (BAN), the European…
NGO Shipbreaking Platform awarded grant by Royal Academy of Engineering and Lloyd’s Register Foundation We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the Royal Academy…
NGO Shipbreaking Platform presents Impact Report 2018/2019 These past two years the Platform has won support for sustainable ship recycling in the financial sector while raising the stakes for ship…
NGOs distribute emergency food to shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh The current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting workers globally, including those employed in the shipbreaking sector. In Bangladesh, authorities have imposed strict…
Conditions of shipbreaking workers in India remain appalling Local authorities fail in enforcing national labour laws Today, The Indian Express reveals that conditions for the shipbreaking workers at the beach of Alang,…