NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a vocal opponent of the beaching method of shipbreaking, has insisted that the European Commission’s decision to inspect beaching yards should not be taken as a sign that it is ready to approve such facilities.
The Brussels-based lobby group, which seeks clean and safe shipbreaking, said the inspections are simply a part of the due process of the application and it does not mean the EC will change its stance on beaching yards.
