Disposal of retired ships in an environmentally-friendly and safe manner remains one of the largest challenges for the maritime industry. Despite government initiatives and watchdog groups, ...

Kolkata: India is breaking more ships than ever before and the ships recycling industry is poised for a jump in the next few years, Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said. The target is ...

Four industry organizations have collaborated to develop a new guide designed to help ship owners and ship suppliers comply with the current EU Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR) and the Hong Kong ...

The long-awaited Hong Kong International Convention setting standards for the industry to dismantle end-of-life vessels has gone into force. It comes, however, amidst criticism that the agreement ...

BIMCO has launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to help accelerate safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. The alliance will co-ordinate the voices of the ship recycling industry and the ...

The European Commission (EC) has adopted the first version of the European List of ship recycling facilities. The first 18 shipyards included in the list are all in the European Union. According to ...

M/S. S.N. Corporation’s Unit-02 ship recycling yard at Shitalpur, Sitakunda is now the second ship yard in Bangladesh to become compliant with IMO's Guidelines for Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship ...

BIMCO, a leading shipping industry association, has launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to accelerate the implementation of safe and environmentally sound practices in the maritime sector. The ...

The ship recycling market has remained trending higher, as has been the case over the past few weeks. In its latest weekly report, Best Oasis (www.best-oasis.com), a leading cash buyer of ships said ...

India emerged as the global leader in ship recycling in 2025, growing its market share to 35.4% from 30.1% in 2024, according to a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report ...

Nine workers died after suspected toxic gas exposure on August 14 while working inside LNG carrier MT Rasi at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila. The tragedy ...

In a bid to resuscitate the critically ailing Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard, the Gujarat government has drawn out a blueprint to restore the once thriving facility. The Gujarat Maritime Board’s ...