Tag: ship- recycling

Petrobras, has achieved a significant milestone in its commitment to sustainable ship recycling, with the successful conclusion of the auction for the disposal of a floating offshore platform in Brazil.

International Ship Recycling Association (ISRA) issued a press statement to express its appreciation of the recent ratification by Bangladesh and Liberia of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) which was adopted in 2009. Following this ratification the criteria for the convention to enter into force in June 2025 have now been met.

As the Hong Kong Convention is finally coming into force, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) Partner Nick Walker and Associate Lauren Buchan, raise some immediate questions on what the global framework for ship recycling will look like.

After Bangladesh and Liberia ratified the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention), it is now expected to enter into force.

After Bangladesh and Liberia ratified the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention), it is now expected to enter into force.

The Gibraltar Port Authority  announced that on 15th June, salvage operation for the bulker OS 35 that sunk more than nine months ago after hitting a gas carrier in the anchorage at the entrance to Gibraltar’s harbor, is entering its final phase.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomes the leadership shown by principal ship recycling country Bangladesh for agreeing to ratify the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention).

In its quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informed about the current conditions in Gadani shipbreaking industry after the dramatic explosion of 1 November 2016, the worst tragedy in the history of shipbreaking.

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.

BIMCO has launched its fourth industry film, calling for the urgent adoption of the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, and for ship owners to only choose yards that live up to the convention.