Chittagong is home to one of the largest ship-breaking yards in the world -- in a single ... been brought here to be deconstructed into steel scrap, cables, generators, nuts, and bolts.

Activists in Chittagong told me that in three to four months the average ship in Bangladeshi yards returns roughly ... Everything is removed and sold to salvage dealers—from enormous engines ...

As well as Aliaga, other cruise ship graveyard include Alang, India and Chittagong in Bangladesh. All the rooms have to be dismantled one by one. Picture: Chris McGrath/Getty Images These yards ...

Chittagong in Bangladesh is home to the world's second-largest ship breaking yard. And its recycling practices are far from eco-friendly. Ship breaking activities pose risks to both workers and ...

Around a thousand businesses have emerged in Sitakunda’s Bhatiari, selling both used and unused items from dismantled ships. The main appeal of these products is that they are relatively cheap but dur ...

Dozens of ships can be seen in satellite images of the notorious beach “yards” of Chittagong ... stock in trade is registering ships going to scrap”. When we asked Skanreg’s founder ...