According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to the scrap yards in 2018. Of these vessels, 518 were broken down on tidal mudflats in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, amounting to a record-breaking 90,4% of the gross tonnage dismantled globally. “The figures of 2018 are shocking. No ship owner […]
Record-breaking 90% of end-of-life tonnage scrapped on South Asian beaches
Source: Maritime.bg