Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Chang-Jiang-Ship-Breaking-Yard-27MZIF3ZS6V.htmlConceptually similarChang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP0O7MCompleted★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP0W4OCompleted★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP0510Completed★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP0ZZQCompleted★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP0X3KCompleted★★★★Asbestos Decontamination UnitGP09ZECompleted★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP01FWNCompleted★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP0X3JCompleted★★★★Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardGP09ZDCompleted★★★★View AllGP0511Chang Jiang Ship Breaking YardThe Chang Jiang ship breaking yard where P&O Nedlloyd sends their ships to be scrapped. The yard lies on the Yangtze River where traditional pearl fishermen fish.Locations:Asia-China-Jiangyin-Yangtze RiverDate:2 Nov, 2000Credit:© Greenpeace / Qilai ShenMaximum size:2096px X 3229pxKeywords:Boats-Chang Jiang Ship Breaking Yard-Day-Fisheries-Fishers-KWCI (GPI)-Marine pollution-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-P&O Nedlloyd-Ship breaking-Ship breaking yards-Ships-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Ship Breaking Documentation in ChinaWestern companies are using China as a dumping ground for ships whose working lives have expired. Greenpeace travelled to four ship breaking yards in China – two located on the Yangtze River and two on the Pearl River delta - surveying the environmental and working conditions, paying particular attention to the handling of hazardous substances. The study also involved sampling and analyses of sediments from the vicinity of the yards to indicate the extent of contamination due to ship breaking activity.Related Collections:Ship Breaking Documentation in China (Photo & Video)