Icelandic program Kveikur released an investigation on the murky sale of two ships owned by Icelandic company Eimskip. In a documentary broadcasted by radio and television Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), Kveikur uncovers the illegal export of the container ships GODAFOSS and LAXFOSS to the Indian beach of Alang for dirty and dangerous scrapping. The Icelandic authorities have confirmed that the case has been brought to the public prosecutor for further investigation.
In an interview with RÚV, and in...
Cambodia has seized more than 3.2 tonnes of African ivory hidden in a storage container from Mozambique, a customs official has said.
The discovery of 1,026 tusks at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port on Thursday followed a tip off from the US embassy.
The shipment arrived in the country last year and its unknown recipient did not arrive at the port to pick it up.
Image Credit: clubofmozambique.com
Demand from China and Vietnam has meant Cambodia has become a key transit point for the illicit wildlife...