Bangladesh - Where ships go to die
Posted by Big Gav in bangladesh, recycling, shipping
The Economist has a photo essay on recycling of old ships in Bangladesh - Ship-breaking in Bangladesh: Where ships go to die.
IN BANGLADESH, ship-breaking turns a stretch of beach into a vision of hell and a parable of globalisation. Some 700 ocean-going vessels are scrapped each year, and about 100 of them are ripped apart in Bangladesh.
