Feb 10, 2012 08:26 GMT According to the front page lead in TradeWinds today, scores of ships built in the past 10 years containing substantial amounts of banned asbestos have triggered claims of lax enforcement of rules and the erroneous issuing of safety certificates.

Dec 06, 2011 09:43 GMT Chinese ship recyclers hope the sale of Norwegian owner Hoegh Autoliners’ 3,700-car-equivalent-unit (ceu) Hoegh Trotter (1983) to Jiangmen Zhongxin Ship Recycling Yard in South China on Monday marks the growing importance of green recycling facilities on the mainland, particularly to European owners for whom being environmentally responsible is not an option but a necessity.

Nov 17, 2011 10:44 GMT Former BBC journalist and news anchor Nisha Pillai will shine a light on the controversial world of ship breaking when she moderates a session on improving standards at an industry event next March.