SHIP DEMOLITION

Après l’affaire du porte-avions Clemenceau, Robin des Bois a voulu y voir clair dans le monde de la démolition et du recyclage des vieux navires de commerce et militaires en fin de vie. A cet effet, un bulletin trimestriel d’information et d’analyses a été mis en chantier et lancé en 2006. Chaque numéro de « A la casse », « Shipbreaking » en version anglaise, est un tour du monde des meilleures techniques disponibles et beaucoup plus nombreuses des pires techniques disponibles. Un gros succès éditorial épluché par les spécialistes du monde entier.

“Shipbreaking” #70, the International Shipbreaking Show

29 Dec 2023

“Shipbreaking” #70, the International Shipbreaking Show

Voyage between Worse and Better
“Shipbreaking” # 70
(pdf 92 pages – 16.2 Mo)
1 April – 30 September 2023
91 sources – 270 photos

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All aboard !

9 Aug 2023

All aboard !

The Fremantle Highway caught fire around midnight on July 25, 2023 in the North Sea. She had departed Bremerhaven, Germany and was bound for Singapore. She was carrying 3783 cars, including BMWs, Mercedes and Rolls-Royces. When the fire broke out, the Fremantle Highway was in the midst of heavy maritime traffic and close to the Wadden Islands, famous for their exceptional biodiversity. The evacuation of the 23 crew members, including 21 Indians, turned out very badly (1 fatality and 7 injured). The Fremantle Highway was towed to the port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands, and docked 9 days after the blaze started. The fire has been declared extinguished, but the Fremantle Highway was carrying 498 electric cars, and cobalt and lithium battery fires can be prone to unexpected resumption.

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“Shipbreaking” #69, the International Shipbreaking Show

29 Jun 2023

“Shipbreaking” #69, the International Shipbreaking Show

“Shipbreaking”, the 69th, 68 pages
 English version (pdf – 12.3 Mo)
Review January-February-March 2023

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“Shipbreaking” #68, the International Shipbreaking Show

21 Feb 2023

“Shipbreaking” #68, the International Shipbreaking Show

“Shipbreaking” #68
July 1st – December 31, 2022. 101 pages (19Mo)

The scrapping of merchant ships is at a standstill. A single figure summarises the depression. In the issue 65 of “Shipbreaking” dedicated to the months of October, November and December 2021, the convoy of scrapped ships was 21 km long. In this issue 68 dedicated to the last 6 months of the year 2022, the convoy of scrapped ships is 20 km long.

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The European Union, accomplice of a slave shipowner

20 Feb 2023

The European Union, accomplice of a slave shipowner

For exporting its livestock, the European Union has, through the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, approved the Nader A and the Janay, two substandard ships that accumulate technical, social and environmental infringements. Behind the Switzerland-registered shell company Abdin M in and behind the Marshall Islands-registered shell company Princess Maya Shipping, the real owner of these two substandard ships is AMJ Marine Services, 1195, Old Saida Road, Choueifat (Lebanon).

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Scuttling of the Sao Paulo : pollution has a future

4 Feb 2023

Scuttling of the Sao Paulo : pollution has a future

They did so at dusk, 349.5 km off the Brazilian coast, on the edge of the Exclusive Economic Zone, “in order to avoid any logistical, operational, environmental and economic damage to the Brazilian State”. In its press release, the Brazilian Navy paid tribute to the aircraft carrier and its crews “worthy servants of the French and Brazilian navies”. The export licence for the ex-Foch in 2000 specified that the conditions for dismantling the Sao Paulo aircraft carrier had to be authorised in advance by the French authorities. In a way, France is an accomplice in this disaster decided and assumed by Brazil.

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Update – Aircraft carrier Sao Paulo, ex-Foch

21 Jan 2023

Update – Aircraft carrier Sao Paulo, ex-Foch

3:30 p.m

Yesterday, 315 km off the Brazilian coast, the Dutch tug ALP Guard was replaced by the Brazilian Navy deep sea-going tug Purus. The Brazilian Navy staff stated in its press release that considering the state of deterioration of the hull of the aircraft carrier NAeL Sao Paulo, ex-Foch, it would not allow her return to a port or to Brazilian territorial waters. Robin des Bois believes that a scuttling operation is being prepared.

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The ex-aircraft carrier Foch on her way towards the unknown

20 Jan 2023

After she was banned by Türkiye on August 26, 2022 and after she was banned by Brazil in October 2022, the NAeL Sao Paulo, ex-Foch, remained for three months off the port of Suape, State of Pernambuco, in the limit of the Brazilian territorial waters; a court injunction prohibits her to leave for the international waters.

On January 19, 2023, the end-of-life aircraft carrier under tow of the Dutch-flagged ALP Guard escaped, heading east, at a speed of 3/4 knots. She was briefly followed by the Brazilian Navy patrol boat NPA Macau P71. The patrol boat then sailed back to the port of Suape. The convoy is about to leave the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone.

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(Français) Un déchet toxique allemand en transit à Cherbourg

13 Jan 2023

(Français) Un déchet toxique allemand en transit à Cherbourg

Only in French.

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(Français) Charlie Hebdo et Robin des Bois – 2022

2 Nov 2022

(Français) Charlie Hebdo et Robin des Bois – 2022

Only in French.

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