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SAFETY STANDARDS IN SHIPBREAKING
Toxic gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills 8 workersEight workers died and five are missing after a toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard. The incident occurred on Friday at the Ferdous Steel...
Gujarat's Alang ship-breaking yard hits all-time low, hopes pinned on global recycling boomMV True Confidence, a doomed vessel from a missile attack, is set for dismantling in Alang, a declining ship-breaking hub facing economic c...
Director General of Shipping notified as National Authority for Recycling of ShipsAs an apex body, DG Shipping is authorised to administer, supervise and monitor all activities relating to ship recycling.
Can a new ship-recycling law help India regain its status as the world’s top dismantler of vessels?India used to be the world leader in the industry before competition from Bangladesh became too hot to handle.
India may adopt Hong Kong convention for green ship recyclingThe government plans to nearly double India’s ship-recycling capacity by 2024 to about nine MnGT.
At Alang shipbreaking yard, worker safety remains a dusty dreamGoing the whole nine yards in Alang, the ship graveyard of the world, where worker safety and benefits are still a dusty, murky pipe dream.
Maersk Group plans to break ships at Alang Yard"The Maersk Group’s policy is to only recycle ships responsibly. Until recently, this was only feasible in a limited number of yards in Chi...
- SC slammed on Blue Lady dismantling
A coalition of environmental groups will challenge a decision by the Supreme Court allowing the Norwegian cruise liner to be dismantled, cl...