Ship recycling

Ship recycling

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

Earlier in 2023, Bangladesh ratified the UN accord on ship recycling, also known as the Hong Kong Convention, paving the way for the treaty's entry into force on 26 June 2025

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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

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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

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

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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

A worker uses an angle grinder without wearing gloves and flame-resistant clothes as he polishes the bow of a cargo ship at a dockyard at Keraniganj in Dhaka. File Photo: Rajib Dhar

Ship-building, ship-breaking’s contribution reiterated in marine tech show

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Bangladesh adopts Hong Kong Convention for sustainable ship recycling

A worker uses an angle grinder without wearing gloves and flame-resistant clothes as he polishes the bow of a cargo ship at a dockyard at Keraniganj in Dhaka. File Photo: Rajib Dhar

Bangladesh to ratify Hong Kong convention for safe ship recycling this year

Bangladesh top in global ship recycling again

Bangladesh top in global ship recycling again