Vessel Scrapping Industry-Its Future in Bangladesh
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Vessel Scrapping, Bangladesh, Employment, Environment, Classification, RecyclingAbstract
Vessel scrapping is a growing activity in developing countries to acquire much needed steel and to create jobs. The industry is constantly moving from one region to another with a continuing degradation of working conditions, and with no mechanism to prevent severe environmental damage.Bangladesh has one of the largest vessel scrapping industries in the world where approximately 150 ships are dismantled every year on the beaches of the port city of Chittagong. This conceptual paper discusses the saga of vessel breaking, the scope of its operations, the absence of public policy framework to guide its operations, and finally, suggests the measures to be taken to address vessel scrapping in Bangladesh.
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