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Stranded Livestock Could Die If ‘Suez Block’ Persists, NGO Warns

As efforts to dislodge the huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal intensified Saturday, an animal-rights nonprofit is airing concerns over animals trapped in cargo vessels, reports abc7 news.

Animals at risk

Ships carrying livestock to different countries in Europe and Asia are among the billions of dollars worth of significant cargo and sensitive products left on ships with blocked roads.

Gabriel Pawn, EU director of NGO Animals International, said thousands of animals being transported on...

https://mfame.guru/stranded-livestock-could-die-if-suez-block-persists-ngo-warns/

Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2020

Platform publishes list of ships dismantled worldwide in 2020

The shipping industry continues to exploit workers and the environment for profit

According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 630 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2020. Of these vessels, 446 large tankers, bulkers, floating platforms, cargo- and passenger ships were broken down on three beaches in South Asia, amounting to near 90% of the gross tonnage dismantled...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/02/platform-publishes-list-of-ships-dismantled-worldwide-in-2020/

Subdue An Armed Somali Pirate: Who Made them Disappear?

  • Cargo ships are not allowed to carry armaments. 
  • No one could figure out how to stop Somalian piracy.
  • The payoff from piracy that year from ransoms had been 100 times higher than it had been just four years.
  • Half of that went to financiers, 10% to village elders, 10% to the security squad, and 30% to the actual pirates.
  • Since 2019, there has been no piracy at all off Somalia.

In 2009, Somali pirates in dinghies were cleaning up millions of seajacking ships and collecting ransoms. Who made them...

https://mfame.guru/subdue-an-armed-somali-pirate-who-made-them-disappear/

NGOs Urge on EU’s Intent To Export Toxic Ships To Developing Countries

  • In a new report, the NGOs call upon the EU to take urgent action to reform both the Waste Shipment Regulation and the Ship Recycling Regulation to ensure they are legally consistent with the international Basel Convention.
  • They note with concern that proposals have been made for the EU to enter into a special bilateral agreement with certain shipbreaking states as a supposed legitimate means to circumvent the Basel Convention’s Ban Amendment.
  • Bolstered by a new analysis by the Center for...

https://mfame.guru/ngos-urge-on-eus-intent-to-export-toxic-ships-to-developing-countries/

Ferries In Italy: Commitment To The Environment Still A Mirage According To The NGO ‘Citizens For Air’

The Italian NGO ‘Citizens for Air’ (Cittadini Per L’Aria) has analyzed the environmental commitment of 32 shipping companies operating in Italy, stating that too little is being done. Only 4 out of 174 ships taken into consideration have already adopted systems to reduce polluting emissions, while...

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/ferries-in-italy-commitment-to-the-environment-still-a-mirage-according-to-the-ngo-citizens-for-air/