Container Shipping in the Arctic: Why (Not) Now?
Container shipping in the Arctic: the pros and cons.
→Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative Lunched
Shipowners, banks and charity organizations team up on ship recycling transparency.
read more →Recycling Markets Hit by Dry Bulk, Boxship Rebound
The supply of tonnage to the recycling markets was down by 20 percent in 2017.
read more →Pakistani Union Cancels Strike, Agrees on Wage Increase
The Shipbreaking Workers Union Gadani (SBWUG) called off their planned strike action on August 4 after reaching a …
read more →GMS Urges Tanker Owners to Go the Extra Mile
Tanker owners need to adapt to the stricter requirements for cleaning vessels for hot works prior recycling amid …
read more →Alang Yards Receive Ultimatum to Improve Facilities
India’s Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has issued an ultimatum to Alang yards that have yet to modernize and …
read more →NGO: 158 Ships Hit South Asian Beaches in Q2
Out of 210 ships, which were broken in the second quarter of 2017, a total of 158 ended up on South Asian beaches …
read more →Bangladeshi Scrapping Tax Revoked
The prohibitive taxes announced in Bangladesh’s recent budget will be reversed for the next two years, at the …
read more →Denmark Signs Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention
Denmark has become the seventh country to accede to the international Hong Kong Convention in an effort to ensure …
read more →NGOs Ask Brazil to Stop Beaching Ships in South Asia
The NGOs and trade unions have criticized the shipbreaking practices of Transpetro, a part of …
read more →Oversupply of Ships: Industry Should Sort Out Itself
The oversupply of tonnage in the shipping industry should be left to sort out itself, it was concluded at a panel …
read more →Death Toll Climbs at Chittagong Shipbreaking Yards
Two workers lost their lives at the Chittagong shipbreaking yards in the last two weeks, bringing the total death …
read more →NGO: High Accident Rate at Aliaga Shipbreaking Yards
Despite being the preferred option for responsible ship recycling when compared to South Asia’s shipbreaking …
read more →Höegh Autoliners Scraps MV Höegh Triton
Norway’s car carrier owner and operator Höegh Autoliners has sold its 1988-built Pure Car and Truck Carrier …
read more →Clarksons: 2016 Busy Year for Scrapping
2016 was a busy year for global ship recycling, especially when it comes to boxships and bulkers. What is more, …
read more →India Disposes of Alang Hazardous Waste
All hazardous waste generated at Alang shiprecycling facilities is being disposed of “in a safe and …
read more →Uncertainty Looms over Pakistani Shipbreaking Yards
The decision to halt shipbreaking activities at Gadani yards in Pakistan has left many fearing for the fate of new …
read more →Minister Bans Shipbreaking Activities at Gadani Yards
The demolition of tankers and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers at Pakistan’s Gadani shipbreaking yards …
read more →Authority Revokes Gadani’s Ship Cutting Permissions
After the Pakistani shipbreaking market officially reopened following three high profile accidents, it was hit by …
read more →Five Dead in Fire at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard
At least five workers lost their lives and three to eight were reported missing after a liquefied petroleum gas …
read more →Maersk Line Scraps 8 Panamaxes
Maersk Line has sent eight of its Panamax containerships to be recycled in shipbreaking yards in India and China. …
read more →Danish Parliament Discusses Maersk’s Beaching Practices
Opposition parties in Denmark have called on the government to ensure that end-of-life vessels owned by the Danish …
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