ClassNK has issued Statements of Compliance to two additional ship recycling facilities in Gujarat, India (Shree Ram and Leela ) verifying that they are in line with the Hong Kong International Convention.
Although the HKC has yet to enter into force, Shree Ram and Leela have both carried out substantial improvements to their facilities in a bid toward safer and greener ship recycling as well as developed the Ship Recycling Facility Plans (SRFPs) required for a competent authority’s certification according to the HKC.
ClassNK reviewed the SRFPs prepared by Shree Ram and Leela, which comply with requirements of the HKC, and confirmed that their ship recycling processes follow their respective SRFPs in addition to conducting on-site inspections before issuing the SoC.
The SoC are issued based on purely technical verifications of the facilities by ClassNK, which has so far done the same for ship recycling facilities around the world. ClassNK will continue encouraging safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in accordance with the HKC through its issuance of SoC to facilities that meet the HKC standards.
In September, ClassNK issued SoC to the first two ship recycling facilities in India verifying that they are in line with the Hong Kong International Convention. ECSA stated it supports that all investments in recycling facilities should be rewarded, irrespective of geography.
Source: ClassNK
