The country’s ship breaking industry produced some 2.1 million tonne of scrap steel worth about one billion dollar (US$ 945 million) during the last eight months since January this year. The industry dismantled some 206 abandoned ships, mostly procured from abroad, to generate the scrap steel, the prime raw material for the country’s re-rolling mills. ... Read more
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Impact on environment and health
Shipbreaking in South Asia Impact on environment and health Md. Abu Sayed Shipbreaking, referred to as ship recycling, is a type of ship disposal involving the dismantling of an obsolete vessel’s structure for scrapping or disposal. It includes a wide range of activities, from removing all gears and equipment to cutting down the ship’s infrastructure. ... Read more
Ship-breaking recognised as industry
The government yesterday took decision to place the ship breaking sector under the Ministry of Industries. The decision was taken at a high level meeting on ship breaking and ship recycling with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office. The prime minister said the ship breaking sector has been identified as a ... Read more
HC asks govt to stop ship scrapping
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to stop scrapping of ships in the country until further order. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain passed the order suo moto after Tuesday’s explosion at a ship-breaking yard in Chittagong that