Bangladesh has become the world's second-largest nation for compliant ship recycling following the inclusion of 17 domestic yards in the International Maritime Organisation's official global list ...

The International Labor Organization (ILO) launched a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in collaboration with BIMCO to strengthen the protection and rights of workers at ship recycling yards in ...

“Between January and April 2025, dry bulk ship recycling has fallen 24% y/y, reaching a 17-year low despite a 35% y/y drop in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI). While weaker freight rates typically encourage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decommissioned cruise ships are being dismantled at Aliaga ship-breaking yard in the Aegean port city of Izmir, western Turkey, ...

Pakistan has passed a new maritime legislation aimed at enforcing the Hong Kong convention to pave the way for shipbreaking on a large scale in Pakistani shipyards, which will boost the ship recycling ...

RINA Services, an Italian firm that provides classification, certification, testing and inspection services to organisations in the marine, environment and energy, infrastructures, transport and ...

Brownsville, Texas-based International Shipbreaking LLC (ISL) has completed the European Union Commission vetting process and will be listed as an “approved” ship recycling facility until 2028. ISL ...

Japanese conglomerate Sojitz Corporation is funding a Dutch startup that aims to revolutionize the ship-breaking process, it announced. Circular Maritime Technologies International (CMT) is ...

The report comes as an aircraft carrier is reportedly heading to Türkiye for dismantling, which will cause the release of tons of dangerous substances. The Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) has ...

DHAKA, May 31 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is set to ratify an international convention in early June on recycling ships aimed at increasing safety and environmental standards, a senior official told ...