A total of 37 ships were
sold for scrap to Chittagong breaking yards in the first quarter of 2017.
In total 128 ships were sold
to the South Asian beaches including Bangladesh during the period, according to
a report published in www.hellenicshippingnews.com.
The Alang beach in India was
by far the most popular destination for end-of-life ships this quarter, with 69
ships sold for breaking. This quarter 22 ships were sold for breaking in
Pakistan
196 ships were sold in total
the first quarter of 2017, meaning that 65 per cent ended up on beaches in
India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
51 of the beached vessels
were container ships.
The other main shipbreaking
destinations, Turkey and China, received 36 and 28 vessels respectively.
Four ships were destined for recycling in
other locations outside the main five breaking nations.
European companies accounted
for half of the vessels beached in South Asia the first quarter.
For the first time, German owners topped the
list with 26 ships sold to South Asian breakers, followed by Greek owners with
17 beached end-of-life vessels.
Eleven workers were killed
and at least four additional workers were injured whilst cutting down the
vessels manually on the tidal beaches of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Source: the financial express. 27
Apr 2017
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