Shipping Cos Scrapping Old Fleet, Moving To Double Hull Ships
T K Rohit | TNN

Chennai/Ahmedabad: The recession swept in. Cargo traffic sank. Ship capacity went largely under-utilised and freight rates fell. The biggest beneficiary of this tempest seems to be India

Maulik Pathak / Ahmedabad February 06, 2010, 0:07 IST

It is likely to dismantle most of its ships at the Gujarat yard.

After interacting with local communities, UN special rapporteur Okechukwu Ibeanu believes that rising levels of toxic waste emanating from the ship-breaking industry has adversely impacted the environment along the sea coast of Gujarat.

Nitin Sethi | TNN

New Delhi: In another twist to the tale of infamous toxic-loaded Platinum II ship, the Gujarat government has claimed that the ship anchored near Alang for months now is a wreck and would need to be disposed of before monsoon sets in.

Ajai Sreevatsan

CHENNAI: An unidentified ship which dumped bilge water at a point close to the coast is the most likely reason for the oil slick, which hit the beach along Uthandi and Kanathur around 3 p.m. on Friday, according to government officials.

Bilge water is a mixture of fresh water, oil, sludge and chemicals primarily collected from a ship engine