Regulation

NGO: Turkish scrap yards are approved without thorough checks

A new report from Shipbreaking Platform strongly criticizes both the EU’s inspections of shipyards and the shipbreaking legislation.
Aliağa Ship Breaking Yard is the world's fourth largest shipbreaking yard located across a 10 km long beach at Aliağa, Turkey. | Photo: Umit Bektas/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Aliağa Ship Breaking Yard is the world's fourth largest shipbreaking yard located across a 10 km long beach at Aliağa, Turkey. | Photo: Umit Bektas/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by LIV ALMER

The heavily debated scrap yards in Turkey are repeatedly approved by the EU Commission despite significant shortcomings, concludes NGO Shipbreaking Platform in their latest report on the challenges and future direction of Turkish scrap yards.

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