SSORP Reaches 500th Safety Training Milestone: Leading the Charge in Sustainable Ship Recycling The Sustainable Ship and Offshore Recycling Program (SSORP) has achieved a significant milestone – the completion of its 500th free safety awareness session for workers in ship recycling yards across India. This impressive feat highlights SSORP’s unwavering [...]
Bangladesh’s Ship Recycling Industry: A Race Against Time to Meet Environmental Standards A recent discussion in Dhaka, Bangladesh, highlighted the urgent need for the country’s vital ship recycling industry to comply with international environmental regulations. Speakers at the event emphasized that immediate action is required to ensure the industry’s sustainability. [...]
12 Indian Sailors Stranded on Arrested Ship in Turkey: A Fight for Wages and Freedom Twelve Indian sailors, including two from Tamil Nadu, are facing a desperate situation aboard the MV Fatma Eylul, a ship currently arrested at the Ambarli Port in Istanbul, Turkey. For the past three and a [...]
BW Offshore to Recycle FPSO Petróleo Nautipa in an Environmentally Friendly Process BW Offshore has agreed to responsibly recycle the FPSO Petróleo Nautipa, following the guidelines of the Hong Kong International Convention. They’ve chosen the Baijnath Melaram ship recycling facility in India for this purpose. This facility meets ISO standards [...]
Ship Recycling: Indian Market Back in Action: GMS Leading cash buyer for ships sending for recycling GMS opined in their weekly ship recycling report that, ship recycling in Indian market back in action. The ship recycling industry in India and surrounding countries (known as the Indian subcontinent) has seen a [...]
Indian authorities will be allowed to meet the 17 Indian crew members of an Israel-affiliated cargo vessel that was seized by Iranian commandoes in the Gulf of Hormuz over the weekend, Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said. Indian authorities will be allowed to meet the 17 Indian crew members [...]
Supporting Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh’s Progressive Approach to Sustainable Ship Recycling Recent concerns expressed by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, Bellona, and other stakeholders within Norway’s recycling and waste industry require a critical evaluation to appreciate the comprehensive and proactive efforts of the Norwegian Embassy to Bangladesh. These efforts, often misunderstood, [...]
Alang ship recycling report as of 14th April 2024 [...]
Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz: Indian Crew Caught in Iran-Israel Tensions Tensions are flaring in the Middle East after Iran seized a cargo ship with 17 Indian crew members on board. The incident, which occurred near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on April 13th, is seen as a potential [...]
The Ship Recycling Slump Continues: With a Glimmer of Hope? The first quarter of 2024 is over, Ramadan is nearing its end, and Eid celebrations are approaching. According to GMS’s latest ship recycling report, this translates to another sluggish week for global ship sales and activity. The report paints a [...]
