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Bangladesh – Chittagong and the Shipbreaking Yards
The journey from Barisal to Chittagong is a full day endeavour. Firstly, I caught a launch from the ghat to Moju Chowdhury Hat, which takes about 5 hours. I personally love boat trips, and the launche… more →
Joel is curious
The Death of a Naval Vessel: a moment of poignancy
wrote 1 day ago: Russia has announced that it will scrap the world’s two largest submarines, the Severstal and … more →
Shipbreaking is ‘recycling,’ Port is told - Daily Astorian
wrote 6 days ago: Frank Allen of Astoria, Oregon is quickly becoming one of my heroes. He is proposing a ship breaking … more →
Ship Recycling Fund Approved by European Parliament · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader
wrote 1 month ago: Environment Commissioner Janez Poto?nik said: “Although the ship recycling sector has improve … more →
Shipbreaking: World’s most dangerous job? - Salon.com
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wrote 2 months ago: Decommissioning ships – or shipbreaking kills people. Poor people of course. Poor people that … more →
Bangladesh - Chittagong and the Shipbreaking Yards
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wrote 3 months ago: The journey from Barisal to Chittagong is a full day endeavour. Firstly, I caught a launch from the … more →
Asia's Megacity Boom: Ridley Scott or thirty something glade runners
wrote 8 months ago: Like the CPA farce in Iraq, theory, ideology, and “the numbers” set up like, a mega fail … more →
Strait Class - The M.V. Abegweit (1982) Story
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wrote 9 months ago: When I look to the left of my screen in my home office, this picture on a place mat is what I see. T … more →
Defamation Case Quashed
wrote 9 months ago: Justice has been served! Earlier today, High Court judges in Bangladesh scrapped a defamation case … more →
Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh by Edward Burtynsky
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Bangladesh's Ship-Breaking Yards
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wrote 1 year ago: The workers at the ship-breaking yards in Sitakund, situated north of Chittagong in the Bay of Benga … more →
Edward Burtynsky's Shipbreaking
wrote 1 year ago: This series of photographs offers a snapshot into the world of Edward Burtynsky; the artist at the c … more →
The Holy Ghost Was A Woman...
wrote 1 year ago: And she left because man refused to clean up after himself! The “holy ghost” would be God’s wife, an … more →
Prompt #12 Shipbreakers
wrote 1 year ago: Uncredited photo from Alexiuss' Deviant Art Profile This week’s prompt comes from Hugh Po … more →
Shipbreaking: The Battle Continues
wrote 1 year ago: ELAW partner Rizwana Hasan ELAW partner Rizwana Hasan has been working for the past 10 years to put … more →
The Economics of Trash, Foreign Affairs Magazine
wrote 1 year ago: My article, “The Economics of Trash”, was just released on the Foreign Affairs website. … more →
Pierre Torset
wrote 2 years ago: by Pierre Torset from his “Shipbreaking” project “Shipbreaking is a controversial … more →
Alang Shipbreaking Industry: A Fake, Fraudulent and Hazardous Industry
wrote 2 years ago: ToxicsWatch Alliance (TWA) Press Release Intelligence Raids Reveals Alang Remains a Fake Document Fa … more →
bengali ingenuity
wrote 2 years ago: below is an excerpt from Edward Burtinsky‘s series on shipbreaking in india, follow: ships … more →
Bangladesh Cracks Down on Shipbreaking
wrote 2 years ago: Workers at Chittagong in 2009 Bangladesh’s courts put their foot down (again) this week on shipbreak … more →
