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Dutch carrier receives fine for scrapping in Alang

A Dutch carrier has just received a fine and paid a settlement for scrapping a ship in India using the controversial beaching method according to Dutch prosecutor.
The photo is from Alang, but unrelated to the case with the Dutch carrier. | Photo: Louise Vogdrup-Schmidt
The photo is from Alang, but unrelated to the case with the Dutch carrier. | Photo: Louise Vogdrup-Schmidt
by SØREN PICO

A subsidiary under carrier WEC Lines BV has just received a large fine for sending a ship to be scrapped in India at a yard which relies on the controversial beaching method, writes NGO Shipbreaking Platform, referring to a press release from the Dutch prosecutor.

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