Tag: ship- recycling

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, is urging the shipping industry to stop selling their end-of-life ships to the shipbreaking beaches of South Asia and instead demand sustainable and safe ship recycling in modern facilities.

BIMCO joined Round Table associations and other stakeholders at the 23rd Annual meeting of the Asian Shipowners' Forum held in Otsu, Japan on 20 May 2014

Marc van de Poel, IHMA, covered issues relevant to EU Regulation and Ship Recycling and analysed what owners should know about HazMat's on board during 2014 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum

Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh have signed a landmark agreement to work together to improve safety and environmental standards in the country's ship-recycling industry.A Memorandum of Understanding formalizing the cooperation between the two was signed by Mr Nicolaos Charalambous, Director, Technical Cooperation Division, IMO and Mr Md. Ashadul Islam, Additional Secretary, Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Bangladesh, on 10 April 2014.IMO and Bangladesh will jointly implement a project entitled "Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh - Phase I". With an annual gross tonnage capacity of more than 8.8 million, the Bangladesh ship recycling industry is one of the world's most important, second only to neighbouring India in terms of volume.The project, aimed at improving standards and sustainability within the industry, will consist of five work packages, covering studies on economic and environmental impacts and on the management of hazardous materials and wastes, recommendations on strengthening the Government's One-Stop Service (in which all the various ministries with a responsibility for ship recycling - e.g. Industries, Environment, Labour, Shipping - offer a single point of contact ...

IMO and Bangladesh have signed an agreement to work together to improve standards in the country's ship-recycling industry

Able UK Ltd has obtained the ISO 30000 accreditation to further evidence their credibility as one of the world leaders in the recycling of ship and marine technology

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London.

From March 31 to April 4, 2014 at IMO Headquarters, London The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. Items on the agenda includethe consideration of proposed amendments to the MARPOL to make the audit scheme mandatory; the review of environmental provisions in the draft Polar Code and associated draft amendments to make the Code mandatory, andthe implementation of energy-efficiency regulations and the Ballast Water Management and Ship Recycling Conventions.Draft amendments to MARPOL to make auditing mandatory set for adoptionThe MEPC will consider, with a view to adoption, draft amendments to MARPOL Annexes I through to VI to make the use of the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) mandatory. The draft amendments add definitions and regulations relating to "verification of compliance", thereby making the IMO Audit Scheme mandatory under MARPOL.The III Code was adopted by the IMO Assembly in 2013. Similar amendments to other IMO treaties are also in the process of being adopted, to make the Audit Scheme mandatory once the relevant amendments enter into force in 2016.Draft amendment on implementation date for Tier III to be ...

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a global coalition of 19 environmental, human rights and labour rights organisations working to prevent dangerous and polluting shipbreaking worldwide

ICS Guidelines on Selling Ships for Recycling