SHIPBREAKING SAFETY CONCERNS
Why is scrapping ships in Bangladesh so deadly?Ship scrapping in Bangladesh is labor-intensive and hazardous work for thousands. International safety rules exist, but weak enforcement ca...
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.- Heavy air pollution at ships' graveyardThere is no cause for worry about environmental pollution, according to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials, who echo the ...
- Shipbreakers plan to oppose ratification of IMO conventionIndian efforts to approve and ratify the latest International Maritime Organisation convention on ship recycling, which, according to the a...
- 88 ships beach at Alang without any safety certificateEven as interested parties have approached the Supreme Court for clarification on its orders on shipbreaking safety norms, 88 ships have il...
- India to press for stricter norms on ship-breakingIndia refuses to be a dump yard for hazardous ships. During the forthcoming inter-sessional working group meeting at the International Mari...
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