In an increasingly interconnected world, the need for collective action to address global challenges has never been more evident. Among the critical issues demanding urgent attention is ship recycling, argues Mr. Rohit Agarwal, Managing Partner at GUIDESHIP CONSULTING SERVICES LLP.

World Ocean Day, celebrated on June 8th each year, serves as a global reminder of the critical role oceans play in sustaining life on Earth. It is a day to reflect on the challenges our oceans face and the actions needed to protect and preserve them.

On World Environment Day, which holds great significance on the 5th of June, we gather together to address the urgent environmental issues that confront us.

Monitoring serves as a powerful tool to ensure that contracts, ethics and compliance processes continue to work and improve. argues Mr. Rohit Agarwal, Managing Partner at GUIDESHIP CONSULTING SERVICES LLP.

The ship demolition industry is one of the fastest-growing industries. The inclination towards environment-friendly demolition of ships after their completion of the ship's service period is picking up pace, argues Mr Rohit Agarwal, Managing Partner at GUIDESHIP CONSULTING SERVICES LLP.

Mr Rohit Agarwal, Managing Partner at GUIDESHIP CONSULTING SERVICES LLP, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of being a ship recycling professional and helps anyone interest in joining the field to make an informed decision about their career plan.

Global warming, pollution and deforestation are some of the problems routinely discussed since they pose a major threat to nature. Every year, 22 April is observed as Earth Day across the globe and people and major stakeholders take part in civic activities and work towards raising awareness about critical issues that the Earth is facing.

The ship recycling capacity of India is expected to be doubled by 2024, with India trying to bring more ships from Europe and Japan. Following the announcement of the Indian Union Budget by the Indian Finance Minister, Mr Rohit Agarwal, Managing Partner at GUIDESHIP CONSULTING SERVICES LLP, explains what this means for the Indian ship recycling sector. The budget is good on intent, Mr Agarwal says, however the key is an efficient execution in a time-bound manner. 

Rohit Agarwal, Partner at GSR Sentinels LLP, provides his opinion on EU's regulation for ship recycling (EU SRR). Mr. Agarwal believes that there will be no European VLCCs or large ocean going ship that will be scrapped in Europe in 2019. This will come despite EU efforts to make European shipowners recycle their vessels in the continent.

Rohit Agarwal, Ship Recycling Expert at GSR Sentinels LLP, shares his view on the ship recycling industry at Alang. Mr. Agarwal says that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have the ideal tidal conditions for ship breaking. However, the ship recycling industry has been using unacceptable conditions. Nevertheless, this seems to be changing as the Hong Kong Convention sets standards to ensure safe ship recycling.