IndustriALL, an organization focused on improving working conditions, recently brought together representatives from the government, shipbreaking yards, and local unions in Bangladesh. The purpose of this meeting, which took place on August 30th, was to discuss plans following the country’s endorsement of the Hong Kong Convention. This international agreement, officially [...]
Ship breaking, the process of dismantling end-of-life vessels for recycling and reuse, is an essential aspect of the maritime industry. However, traditional ship breaking methods have long been associated with environmental hazards, human safety concerns, and inefficient practices. In recent years, the industry has been undergoing a transformative shift, embracing [...]
Minister Md. Shahab Uddin, who oversees Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, talked about the government’s efforts to improve the ship breaking industry’s safety and environmental impact. He mentioned this during his speech as the main guest at a workshop organized by the Department of Environment (DoE) in the capital city. [...]
The Bangladesh’s shipyards have been making impressive strides in terms of safety and environmental practices within the ship recycling industry. This progress is significant and contributes significantly to both ship construction and environmental protection, as highlighted by Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun. The previously struggling government-owned dockyards and shipyards [...]
It seems that Greece’s Stam Shipping has sold its last remaining large cargo ship for recycling. The ship in question is the Alba I, which was built in 2001. A company called Best Oasis, known for buying ships for cash, has announced that they’ve purchased the Alba I and it’s [...]
Currently, Bangladesh is producing an impressive 6 million tonnes of steel rods every year. The key raw materials for this come from the ship-breaking industry, which plays a significant role in boosting the country’s steel sector. Most ships consist of around 95% mild steel, 2% stainless steel, and 3% mixed [...]
NYK and its subsidiary, NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd., recently accomplished the dismantling of a heavy-lift vessel named Kamo at the PHP Ship Recycling Facility in Bangladesh. This achievement marked a significant milestone as NYK became the first Japanese shipping company to carry out ship dismantling at the yard, [...]
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, also known as the Hong Kong Convention, is set to enter into force on June 26, 2025. This comes after Bangladesh and Liberia deposited the instrument of accession with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on June [...]
The central government has been continuously recommending ship recyclers to adopt international standards for ship recycling, but as the government itself is adopting double standards, government ships, Indian ship owner’s fleet, ships sent for scrapping to Indian ship recyclers have no rules on green ship recycling in India. Instead of [...]
The ship recycling industry has recently gained attention, particularly with Bangladesh’s commitment to ratify the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009 (HKC). The HKC requires certain criteria to be met for its entry into force, including a minimum number of states ratifying it, [...]
