Overview of Ship Recycling Industry of Bangladesh

Pollution: Three steps to a green shipping industry

“…India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan are popular for ship scrapping 9 . In Bangladesh for example, 40,000 mangroves -trees that stabilize many tropical coasts and are habitats and breeding grounds for many species -were chopped down in 2009 alone to accommodate shipbreaking yards.…”

Ship Breaking and its Future in Bangladesh

“…Finally, the dismantled parts are pulled to the nearest dry shore area by the help of electric winch and manual laborers. Gas cutting is commonly employed to reduce the bigger parts into small pieces (Hossain KA et al, 2015). End-of-life ships sent for breaking to South Asia contain hazardous materials that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment.…”

“…Currently, workers in the process do not use proper personal protective equipment (PPE). Hossain KA (2015) found that the workers do not receive sufficient information regarding hazards and risks to health and safety; they do not even receive training on the issues associated with work in the industry. Muhibbullah (2013) studied the problems and limitations (Table 24) associated with human rights and found the workers operate the loading activities manually leaving them vulnerable to accidents such as gas explosion, toxic gases, iron plates and sheets fall down etc.…”

Biotic exchange from movement of ‘static’ maritime structures

“…Obsoletes have transferred live NIS despite undergoing month-long, inter-ocean towing across steep gradients of temperature and salinity (Davidson et al 2008a). Derelicts and obsoletes are a worldwide environmental problem often passed down a chain of decreasing regulatory oversight with concentrated ship scrapping in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan (Hossain 2015) and Mexico (shown here) (Wan et al 2016). Historic maritime vessels pose a similar invasion risk as they are towed or selfpropelled globally at slow speeds for restoration, relocation (Apte et al 2000) and goodwill tours (Carlton and Hodder 1995).…”