The tanker is currently at sea on the west coast of India and is expected to reach Alang on February 7 or 8 ... then only we will allow (the ship to beach for breaking).” ...

Worker deaths and environmental harm are common in yards where vessels that have supplied richer nations are dismantled for ...

The vast majority of vehicles live out their final days in scrapyards to await recycling or simply rust away. They're eerie, ...

Md. Tahmid Zami, Reuters On the southwest coast of Bangladesh, workers armed with gas torches, laser cutters and winches ...

Most of the coming surge will be handled by yards in the Sitakunda region of Bangladesh or Alang in India's Gujarat ... toxic chemicals seeping into the beach and water, harming marine life.

Labourers hope for better pay and compensation as one-eighth of the global fleet is expected to sail into ship-breaking yards amid goals to cut emissions.

Two tankers — a suezmax and a former VLCC — that have not been seen in the conventional oil transportation markets for many years have now appeared on the ship recycling beach at Alang.