Ship recycling

Ship recycling

Bangladesh has earned second place in the world for environmentally friendly ship recycling, as 17 yards in Sitakunda, Chattogram, were added to the International Maritime Organization's official list under the Hong Kong Convention, surpassing regional rivals India and Pakistan. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Bangladesh ranks second globally with 17 IMO-authorised ship recycling yards

Regional peers India and Pakistan miss slots on the list

PHP Family’s Vice Chairman Mohammed Mohsin. Sketch: TBS

‘My dream is to develop an environmentally sustainable ship recycling industry’

A shipbreaking yard in Chattogram. Photo: TBS

Two more Chattogram shipbreaking yards secure green certification

Captain Anam believes that the Sitakunda coastline offers rare natural conditions for ship recycling. Photo: Mizanur Rahman Yousuf

Anam Chowdhury: The captain who guides ships to their last shore

Heavy cranes transport ship sections safely, reducing risks of sea pollution from falling debris. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Bangladesh remains the top ship recycling country but loses global share

Photo: TBS

Bangladesh and Japan join forces to transform ship recycling industry

Workers pull a long rope at a ship-breaking yard in Chattogram, Bangladesh, 17 July, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh to halt NOCs for non-compliant Ship recycling yards, launches carbon dashboard to enforce compliance

Infographic: TBS

Ship Recycling Board finally operational after 7 years, promises faster services for industry

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Amendments to Bangladesh's ship recycling rules aim to bolster industry: IMO

Photo: Courtesy

BSBRA aids over 2,000 unemployed ship recycling workers with essential food supplies

Representational Photo: Collected

NBR reduces import tax on three types of ship recycling machinery 

A child waste picker sits on top of his collection for the day. There are are over 10,000 waste pickers in Chattgoram, with more than 50% aged between 8-16. The photo was taken from the Fishery Ghat area of the Karnaphuli River recently. Photo: Minhaj Uddin

Number of children in hazardous jobs fell, yet challenges persist: Study

This photo shows a ship recycling yard in Chattogram. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaz Uddin/TBS

Norway to invest $1.364m to make Bangladesh’s ship recycling yards eco-friendly