Industry starts to lift veil on shipping recycling efforts

James Murray
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First report from Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative reveals growing pressure on operators to disclose what happens to ships at the end of their life

What happens to ships when they are no longer seaworthy? It has long been regarded as one of the dirty secrets of the global economy, with many of the ships that make global trade possible condemned to...

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