NGO Warns EU Approval Of Indian Shipbreaking Yards Could Create ‘Chilling Double Standard’
The European Commission is facing calls to remove two Indian shipbreaking facilities from its proposed updated list of approved ship recycling yards after an environmental group warned their inclusion would weaken the European Union’s ship recycling standards.
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform said the Commission’s proposal to add Shree Ram and YSI Recyclers, both located in the Alang-Sosiya shipbreaking hub in Gujarat, India, to the 16th update of the EU List of ship recycling facilities marks a major change from previous editions of the list.
The Commission has opened a public consultation on the proposed update. It also plans to remove another…