India Archives - Maritime Fairtrade

shining a light

Indian Register of Shipping promotes safety in ship recycling industry

March 4, 2021

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society,

Iceland investigates illegal export of toxic ships to India

October 1, 2020

Journalists uncover the illegal export of container ships to the Indian beach of Alang for dirty and dangerous scrapping.

India leads in adopting blockchain technology

July 6, 2020

The global blockchain supply chain market is set to grow at a CAGR of 60% by 2027. India is likely to witness increased adoption in coming years.

Shipbreaking Yard, gas cutter, fumes in the air, dismantling scrap metal & workers in background

Uncovering highly toxic substances in shipbreaking

April 11, 2020

A BBC Disclosure documentary reveals the harm caused by shipbreaking activities in Alang, India, as well local officials’ and leading oil and gas companies’ efforts to cover up their unlawful practices.

Chittagong Bangladesh, Indian workers carrying scraps manually, scrapping ships by hand, Shipbreaking labour, bulk carrier dismantled

26 lives lost in ship breaking

March 19, 2020

674 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to scrap yards in 2019. 90% was broken down on only three beaches in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. However, much work needed to be done to improve their safety record.

BBC exposes dirty, dangerous scrapping of oil and gas units in India

March 19, 2020

ship breaking ship recycling India Bangladesh Pakistan

Majority of global ship breaking takes place at Bangladesh, India, Pakistan

February 10, 2020

india cracks down on fake seafarer certificate

The BIGGEST Fake Certificate Scam

February 3, 2020

India’s 3,762 seafarers are found to obtain fake certificates from five training institutes without completing the necessary training.

a group of indians walking in line to dismantle ship

Indian authority fails in enforcing shipbreaking labor law

January 7, 2020

Conditions for shipbreaking workers at the beach of Alang, India, have not improved. There are continued serious breaches and a lack of effective enforcement of national laws.