Experts warn Indian shipbreaking sector is 'dying'
Top-News: No Teaser Text: More than half of the shipbreaking yards at the Alang hub in India have shut down over the past two years owing to the combined pressure of cheap Chinese steel and new...
View ArticleNorwegian ship owners demand stop to beaching
Top-News: No Teaser Text: The Norwegian Shipowners' Association has called for a halt to be put to the beaching of end-of-life vessels. 'Ship owners have a responsibility to ensure the safe and...
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ACI presents profitable ship recycling strategies
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: ACI's third annual Ship Recycling Summit on 2 and 3 December will shine a light on what to do with a vessel at the end of its lifecycle and how...
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Major growth for steel sector in Bangladesh
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Bangladesh is one of Asia's leading emerging steel markets and has a growing need for raw materials and steelmaking technologies. So says...
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Maersk targets strict & responsible ship recycling at Alang
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The world's largest container shipping company Maersk has announced a commitment to help selected ship recycling yards at Alang in India to...
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Shipbreaking Platform brands Maersk 'hypocritical'
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has heavily criticised the Maersk Group’s decision to beach its end-of-life vessels in India. ‘It is hypocritical...
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Are these the beginnings of Alang 2.0?
March 2016Country: SHIPBREAKING Author: Martijn Reintjes Greener and safer vessel recycling seems to be gaining traction on the shores of Bangladesh and India. At Alang, known for its beaching...
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Maersk earmarks two vessels for recycling at Alang
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Maersk Group has announced it will send its first two container ships to the Alang shipbreaking yard in India this month. Maersk Wyoming and...
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Maersk to send more ships to Alang for recycling
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company, will send more end-of-life vessels to India's shipbreaking yards at Alang for...
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India investing heavily in safety at Alang shipbreaking yard
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: India's ministry of shipping is to invest 100 million rupees (US$ 1.5 million) in improving ship recycling conditions at the Alang-Sosiya...
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Soon-to-be-scrapped aircraft carrier too big for Panama Canal
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: International Shipbreaking, a recycling company that specialises in maritime projects, has been awarded the contract to transport, dismantle and...
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London event to address safe and efficient scrapping of ships
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The 4th Ship Recycling Congress organised by ACI, set to take place on January 25-26 next year in London, will highlight practical experiences...
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A first in work practice standards for Alang shipbreaking yard
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Leela Ship Recycling of Alang in India has become the first ship recycling facility in South Asia to receive the Social Accountability...
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Recycling Recap: what happened in 2016?
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Looking back, 2016 was an eventful year full of ups and downs, big recycling projects and promising discoveries. To make sure you didn't miss out...
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Shipbreaking in Pakistan: 33 workers killed in three months
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Five workers have been killed in yet another accident at a shipbreaking yard in Gadani, Pakistan, after a fire broke out on board the beached...
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