India Archives - Maritime Fairtrade

Shining a light

Indian Register of Shipping promotes safety in ship recycling industry

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

March 4, 2021

Iceland investigates illegal export of toxic ships to India

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

October 1, 2020

India leads in adopting blockchain technology

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.

July 6, 2020

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

Uncovering highly toxic substances in shipbreaking

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.

April 11, 2020

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

26 lives lost in ship breaking

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.

March 19, 2020

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

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

February 3, 2020

a group of indians walking in line to dismantle ship

Indian authority fails in enforcing shipbreaking labor law

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.

January 7, 2020