🔱 Ship Recycling Lab 2026 | Transformation Through Innovation | 14-15 October 2026, Marseille

Only 5% of EU ships' tonnage was dismantled in Europe despite the capacity to recycle much more. Vast majority of end-of-life ships are sent for beaching in... Read More

Ahead of next week’s key meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Clean Shipping Coalition is calling on member states to hold firm in their support for the Net-Zero Framework (NZ...

European Commission - Have your say

The shipping sector makes up 2-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions - about the same as the world’s fifth biggest emitting country, Japan. With accel...

European Commission - Have your say

Fatalities in South Asia expose systemic failures while the EU considers approving beaching yards.  MT RASI (IMO 9176008) beached at Ferdous Steel, Chattogram, Bangladesh. March 2026 The... Read More

NGO Shipbreaking Platform urges the European Commission to reverse its shocking proposal to include two beaching facilities in the 16th update of the EU List of ship... Read More

Dear readers, Summer 2026 started early this year. Regardless of scorching temperatures, we continue our efforts for safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships worldwide.

A massive oil spill at Priya Blue’s shipbreaking yard plot V1/V2 in Alang-Sosiya, Gujarat, India, raises serious concerns over safety and environmental standards at one of the... Read More

Following our initial joint statement calling to boost ship recycling capacity in the EU, we welcome the European Commission’s initiative to review the technical guidelines for... Read More

As the European Union positions itself as a global leader on ocean governance during the EU Ocean Days in Brussels and publishes its new Maritime Industrial Strategy,... Read More

The European Commission launched its long-awaited consultation on the 15th update of the European List of ship recycling facilities. As the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, we call on... Read More

Inclusion on the list authorises shipyards to service large EU-flagged vessels while ensuring adherence to strict standards.

NGOs call on Turkey and the EU to bring needed change and transition the sector towards dry docks.

L’ONG européenne Shipbreaking Platform publie chaque année une liste des navires professionnels déconstruits dans le monde. Malgré leurs conditions de travail dangereuses pour la santé et l’environnem...

214 toxic ships ended up on South Asian beaches

YouTube video by Deutsche Meeresstiftung

Ship owners who wish to have their vessels recycled will now be able to fulfil their legal obligations using a single administrative form.

In the last four months, Aliağa ship recycling workers have faced three tragic fatal accidents. Despite repeated warnings by civil society organisations, inadequate occupational safety measures, insuf...