Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard Maersk to stop using the yard for breaking its old ships, despite the higher costs elsewhere. A scene of the movie "" was shot at the ship breaking yards of Chittagong. Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard is located in Faujdarhat, Sitakunda Upazila, Bangladesh along the Sitakunda coastal strip, north-west of Chittagong. Handling about a fifth of the world’s total, it is the world's largest ship breaking industry, employs over 200,000 Bangladeshis, and accounts for around one-half of all the steel in Bangladesh. In 1960, after a severe cyclone, the Greek ship "M D Alpine" was stranded on
Chittagong Ceded to the British East India Company in 1760, Chittagong became the chief port of Eastern Bengal and Assam under the British Raj, as well as a hub of railways. A notable anti-colonial uprising took place in 1930. It was an important base for Allied forces during the Burma Campaign in World War II. Rapid industrialization followed the war, as Chittagong became part of East Pakistan. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Chittagong was site of the country’s declaration of independence. Modern Chittagong is an important economic hub in South Asia. It is home to the Chittagong Stock Exchange