
IMO and the government in Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at improving the standards of environment and safety in the country's ship-breaking industry, according to Sustainable Shipping.
Specifically, the country will work on the project "Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh - Phase 1" for the next six months. Bangladesh is the world's second-largest scrapping nation and has often been criticized for the country's dangerous ship-breaking conditions.
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