International Shipbreaking

International Shipbreaking is a U.S. shipbreaking and scrap-metal recycling business operating at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. It is identified in company materials as EMR International Shipbreaking Limited, LLC, and its yard is presented as part of the EMR Group's U.S. scrap-metal network. The operation is located at 18601 R.L. Ostos Road, Brownsville, Texas, inside the Port of Brownsville, and it accepts a broad range of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap as well as end-of-life vessels. The Brownsville yard functions as both a shipbreaking facility and a general scrap-metal recycling site. According to the company's own yard information, accepted materials include ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, scrap autos, catalytic converters, auto batteries, cables, appliances, fridges, freezers, small electricals, aluminum cans, ships, barges, oil rigs, and other floating scrap metal. The yard also publishes a list of materials it cannot accept, including asbestos, radioactive materials or containers, PCBs, CFCs, live ammunition or explosive ordnance, and corrosive materials. This combination of ship recycling and everyday scrap intake places the business in the industrial recycling and waste-management sector rather than in shipbuilding or shipping operations. International Shipbreaking is not a standalone public company. It operates under the EMR Group umbrella, and its website presence is hosted within EMR's U.S. local-yard pages. The yard's contact details, opening hours, and visitor instructions are published on that page, including a requirement that all personnel present government-issued photo identification to enter the port facility. The business is therefore best understood as a specialized EMR subsidiary or operating brand focused on large-scale shipbreaking and metals recycling in South Texas. Because the available evidence is limited to the company's yard page and a brief Wikidata description, the dossier does not assert a founding year, founder, executive names, or financial details. What is clear is the operational identity: a Brownsville-based shipbreaking and scrap-metal yard trading under the International Shipbreaking name within the EMR Group.

International Shipbreaking is a U.S. shipbreaking company operating at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Public evidence describes it as a U.S. ship breaking company and identifies its yard as EMR International Shipbreaking Limited, LLC, part of the EMR Group's U.S. scrap-metal operations. The available sources do not provide a founding date, founder, or a detailed corporate chronology, so the history below is limited to what the evidence supports. The business is based at 18601 R.L. Ostos Road in Brownsville, Texas, within the Port of Brownsville. Its yard page describes the site as a scrap-metal facility that accepts both conventional recyclable metals and large marine and industrial structures. The accepted materials list includes ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, scrap autos, catalytic converters, auto batteries, cables, appliances, fridges, freezers, small electricals, aluminum cans, ships, barges, oil rigs, and other floating scrap metal. This indicates a dual role: a general scrap yard for the local region and a shipbreaking facility capable of dismantling large vessels and offshore structures. The yard also publishes environmental and safety restrictions. It cannot accept asbestos, radioactive materials or containers, PCBs, CFCs, live ammunition shells or other explosive ordnance, or corrosive materials. These exclusions are typical of regulated shipbreaking and scrap recycling operations, where hazardous materials must be managed separately. The page also notes that identification is required before payment and that visitors must present government-issued photo identification to enter the port facility. International Shipbreaking operates under the EMR Group brand. Its website is hosted on EMR's U.S. local-yard domain, and the yard is presented as part of EMR's national scrap-metal network. The company is therefore a subsidiary or operating brand within a larger recycling group rather than an independent public entity. No founding year, ownership change, listing event, or executive appointment is documented in the supplied evidence, and none is asserted here.

A specialized EMR Group shipbreaking and scrap-metal recycling yard serving South Texas and the Gulf Coast from the Port of Brownsville.

• Shipbreaking and vessel recycling

  Dismantling and recycling of ships, barges, oil rigs, and other floating scrap metal at the Port of Brownsville yard.

• Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling

  Acceptance and processing of ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, cables, and aluminum cans.

• Auto and appliance scrap recycling

  Acceptance of scrap autos, catalytic converters, auto batteries, appliances, fridges, freezers, and small electricals.

1. 1International Ship Breaking Scrap Metal | EMRus.emrlocal.com
2. 2International Shipbreaking - Wikidatawikidata.org