Renewed calls for change as Asian ship scrapping rises in 2021
More than 30% increase in demolishing oceangoing ships and offshore units at beaching yards in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh last year prompts dismay
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More than 30% increase in demolishing oceangoing ships and offshore units at beaching yards in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh last year prompts dismay
According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 763 ocean-going commercial ships and floating offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2021. Of these, 583 of the largest tankers, bulkers, floating platforms, cargo- and passenger ships ended up on the beaches of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, amounting to near the ...