A high-level delegation from the Japan Shipowners’ Association (JASA), including representatives from Mitsubishi, has visited India in order to check on the environmental conditions at the world’s biggest shipbreaking yard, located at Alang.
Having recently struck a deal with Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA) of the USA, Chen Jia has been named as the first company ever to receive recycling permits from the Chinese government to import salvage vehicles.
Major metal concerns in Germany - including ThyssenKrupp and Aurubis - are among the founding members of an alliance dedicated to the issue of securing raw materials. The initial members’ meeting was held in Berlin on January 30.
Greece headed the list of European countries which sent end-of-life ships to South East Asia last year for scrapping on the region’s beaches, according to NGO Shipbreaking Platform - a coalition of human rights, labour rights and environmental organisations which are active on the shipbreaking issue.
Oak Cliff Metals has purchased a HS6090 shredder plant from fellow US company Harris, including infeed conveyor, 24 Pulse 2000 HP motor package, ferrous downstream and non-ferrous separation system.