Since 2006, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform has advocated for the environmentally sound and safe dismantling of end-of-life ships "Off the beach !". This site was launched in June 2013, to distinguish responsible shipowners that adopt clean & safe ship recycling policies and practices from those shipowners that continue to support harmful beach shipbreaking operations.

Today, the vast majority of end-of-life ships are sent to shipbreaking facilities in South Asia, where the lack of enforcement of environmental laws and unsafe working practices make shipbreaking one of the world’s most dangerous industries.

With this data-driven website, we aim to better inform cargo companies who wish to select responsible shipowners to carry their goods around the world, authorities, the media and the general public about the shipping companies that have sold ships to South Asia in the past few years.

This site lists all ships (arranged by ship owner) that have been beached in South Asia (India, Bangladesh and Pakistan) for dismantling since 15 May 2009 and up to July 2015. The 15th of May 2009 is the adoption date of the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships by Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

It is our hope that the OFF THE BEACH ! website will promote safer and cleaner ship recycling policies and practices and will become an important consideration for cargo owners’ Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

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Latest News From our blog

• 03/05/2016 Spike in the number of decommissioned vessels related to the oil and gas industry
• 27/01/2016 German ship fund Norddeutsche Vermögen continues to exploit substandard shipbreaking to maximise profits – clear contradiction to company’s values
• 12/01/2016 Danish ship owner Clipper Group has adopted a ship recycling policy which refers to requirements under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation
• 17/12/2015 Recycling of marine-based structures: Maersk Drilling opts for China
• 08/12/2015 ABN Amro and Grieg Green team up for sustainable ship recycling OFF THE BEACH
• 16/11/2015 NGO Shipbreaking Platform calls on Italian owners to stop beaching their toxic ships
• 30/09/2015 CSL’s ships on their way to Aliağa
• 08/09/2015 NGOs write to Polsteam calling on the Polish state-owned company to stop beaching
• 20/08/2015 Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Says No to Beaching Old Vessels
• 15/04/2015 NGO Shipbreaking Platform works hand in hand with Dutch ship owner Boskalis for sustainable ship recycling in Mexico