๐ซ No 'beaching' yards in South Asia have been approved by The Commission. Beaching is the most harmful shipbreaking method, severely polluting, dangerous to workers, and therefore strictly forbidden in the EU.
๐ฐ Our Press note on the EU consultation: shipbreakingplatform.org/european-com...
๐ช๐บ ๐๏ธ The EU Commission @ec.europa.eu published its long-awaited 15th updated European List of Ship Recycling Facilities
๐๐ฉ๐ช First #ship #recycling yard in Germany included in the List
๐ซ Removal of #shipbreaking yards in Finland, Northern Ireland, and Turkey
environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-...
๐ด ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐น ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ $๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
โ ๏ธ This kind of corporate bullying threatens everyone who dares to speak truth to power.
โ We stand with all those defending our planet.
#TimeToResist #StopSLAPPs
We stand in full solidarity with @greenpeace.org and civil society organisations worldwide. There is no democracy without the freedom of expression.
#StopSLAPPs #TimeToResist
@greenpeace.eu @eeb.org @eccjorg.bsky.social
โ ๏ธ BREAKING: Greenpeace @greenpeace.org loses the #SLAPP case with Energy Transfer, and is ordered to pay $345 mln.
This is a textbook example of SLAPP cases - abusive lawsuits against civil society organisations with a clear goal of silencing them.
๐ข #Shipbreaking Monthly is out:
๐The DUMPERS LIST
๐South Asia Quarterly Update #44
๐Fatal accidents in ship recycling yards in Aliaฤa
๐The EU updated ship recycling certificates
๐European Industrial Maritime Strategy
๐Ocean Forum 2026
๐News from the CirclesOfLife project
@evrensel.net @seasatrisk.bsky.social @oceanrebellion.bsky.social @habersol.bsky.social
โ ๏ธ Systemic issues present in #Turkey have been meticulously explained in our report SHIP RECYCLING IN ALIAGA UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: shipbreakingplatform.org/turkish-repo...
โผ๏ธ #Beaching is the most dangerous ship dismantling procedure, common in South Asian yards, but not widely practiced in Turkey - a country with several shipbreaking yards present on the blueprint EU list of ship recycling facilities.
Where are the competent authorities?
#Gokbey #DemirciliBay #Urla
๐ข Gokbey, an old defunct ship, spotted by citizens while being illegally dismantled on the beach (!!!) in Demircili Bay, Izmir, Turkey - a popular residential and recreational area.
It is important to note that #Aliaga, where Turkish #shipbreaking yards are located, is located in the same region.
1๏ธโฃ/4๏ธโฃ des navires europรฉens sont dรฉconstruits en Europe. Le reste ? En Turquie, en Inde, au Bangladesh โถ๏ธ www.ouest-france.fr/mer/pourquoi...
@ngoshipbreaking.bsky.social @ouest-france.fr
Press Release: shipbreakingplatform.org/platform-pub...
Data Visualisation: www.offthebeach.org
๐ข ๐จOur 2025 data is out! 85% of the global tonnage last year was broken down on three beaches in South Asia.
321 vessels were dismantled globally, 214 ended up in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. 11 workers lost their lives, with at least another 62 workers injured due to unsafe working practices.
๐น Watch the whole event:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcIo...
๐ #beaching poses serious threat to workers and fragile coastal ecosystems, including #mangroves
๐ workers and nature pay the price for shady practices
๐ poor regulations are one of the reasons of the current situation
๐ good solutions for sustainable recycling of end-of-life ships exist
๐ Ocean Forum 2026 - showcasing activists, organisations, and inspiring people acting for the #ocean
๐ฃ๏ธ We spoke about our activities combating the marine pollution
๐ข 'Understanding and beating marine pollution' is the 1st out of 10 Ocean Decade Challenges for collective impact
๐ HongโฏKong Convention still allows weak practices such as beaching,
๐ We call to extend the IHM scope to cover all shipโborne materials in the form of a Ship Material Passport,
๐ Sharing the RFRC with Basel parties would strengthen enforcement and complement the HongโฏKong framework.
The EU Commission ๐ช๐บ @ec.europa.eu adopted a decision introducing new formats for certificates necessary in the #ship #recycling process:
- Inventory of Hazardous Materials,
- Ready for Recycling form.
environment.ec.europa.eu/news/streaml...
๐ Please find our position points below:
โ ๏ธ Fatal accidents in #Aliaฤa continue to raise serious concerns on Turkish shipbreaking yardsโ safety.
โผ๏ธ In the last four months, Aliaฤa #ship #recycling workers have faced three tragic fatal accidents.
๐ Please find our full Press Release here: shipbreakingplatform.org/fatal-accide...
๐ซต Remember to subscribe to our mailing list on our website: shipbreakingplatform.org
๐ Happy New Year!
๐ข #Shipbreaking Monthly is out:
๐Vote on the #Omnibus package
๐Call to recognise ship recycling as a sector of strategic importance
๐Update of the EU list of ship recycling facilities
๐European Ship Recycling Group
๐Lawless Planet podcast on Shipbreaking
๐news from CirclesOfLife
๐ข Shipbreaking: Inside the Worldโs Most Dangerous Job
Dangerous #shipbreaking on Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani beaches, accidents and contamination, flags of convenience, circumventing international laws...
Link below!
๐จOmnibus I Political agreement
Early this morning, EU institutions reached a political agreement that marks a turning point:
๐ The first rollback of an adopted due diligence law in history
๐ The first major file pushed through via an EPPโfar right alliance
www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...
@sandbag-eu.bsky.social @eccjorg.bsky.social
๐ข #Shipbreaking Monthly is out! With this new format, we are showcasing our activities, success stories, events, shady shipbreaking stories and many more.
๐๏ธโ๐จ๏ธ Interested? You can access it here: lnkd.in/efda7zfR
๐ซต Remember to subscribe to our mailing list on our website: lnkd.in/eDdw3UdW
๐ก And thank you to Katrien Martens & Marin Vandamme (The Protein Project), Agata Meysner Generation Climate Europe (GCE), and Chloรฉ Mikolajczak @chloemiko.bsky.social (TheBridge asbl) for your inspirational pitches!
๐ Thank you Flora Wallace (Sustainable Public Affairs), MEP Rasmus Nordqvist @rasmusnordqvist.bsky.social, Sylvain Franc de Ferriรจre (HERO Circle), and Maria Teresa Buco (Novo Nordisk Foundation) for leading the panel and your questions!
๐ #Nonprofit Impact Meetup by Norrsken Brussels, with Ingvild Jenssen presenting our NGO's mission, success stories, and challenges.
Dangerous #shipbreaking practices often slip away from the public eye, we could not miss an occasion to raise awareness of #environmental and human rights abuses
