Bangladesh remains on top in shipbreaking
In the first three quarters of this year, 582 ships were scrapped worldwide, of which 197 (about 34%) were in Bangladesh
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In the first three quarters of this year, 582 ships were scrapped worldwide, of which 197 (about 34%) were in Bangladesh
As in the first two quarters of this year (January-March and April-June), Bangladesh continued to be the top shipbreaking country in the third quarter (July-September). In the third quarter of this year, 120 ships were scrapped worldwide, of which 41 ships (34%) were dismantled in Bangladesh, according to the latest report from NGO Shipbreaking Platform, ...
“The hull of the ship is crystal clear, and the rusted walls suggest that it did not have oil for a couple of years,” commented Balochistan government official Mohammad Khan, as he on...
When big ships go out of service, they're got to a graveyard in India - but work there has ground to a halt as oxygen is diverted to fight COVID INSIDER 4 hrs ago cteh@businessinsider.com (Cheryl Teh) © AP Photo The Exxon Valdez is one of thousands of ships dismantled at the Alang ship-breaking yard in western Indian state of Gujarat, India. AP Photo Gujarat, India, is home to one of the largest ship-breaking yards in the world. Workers there deconstruct and strip decommissioned ships using oxygen-fueled torches and turn them into scrap metal. But oxygen is being diverted...
When big ships go out of service, they're got to a graveyard in India - but work there has ground to a halt as oxygen is diverted to fight COVID INSIDER 4 hrs ago cteh@businessinsider.com (Cheryl Teh) © AP Photo The Exxon Valdez is one of thousands of ships dismantled at the Alang ship-breaking yard in western Indian state of Gujarat, India. AP Photo Gujarat, India, is home to one of the largest ship-breaking yards in the world. Workers there deconstruct and strip decommissioned ships using oxygen-fueled torches and turn them into scrap metal. But oxygen is being diverted...