Tag: Statement of Compliance

Bangladeshi ship recycling yard PHP Family is ready for demolition of its first vessel in accordance with Hong Kong Convention standards. The shipyard, located in Chittagong, was the first in Bangladesh to win a statement of compliance with the Convention, back in October 2017.

PHP Family, a recycling yard located in Chittagong has become the first Bangladeshi yard to receive a Statement of Compliance under the Hong Kong Convention from international Classification Society RINA. Currently, there are over 45 recycling yards in Alang, India that have won such a green credit from international class societies, and another 15 yards working towards it.

ClassNK has issued a Statement of Compliance to a ship recycling facility in Izmir, Turkey, verifying that the facilities are in line with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009. This marks the first time a SoC has been issued to ship recycling facilities in Turkey.

MPA Singapore issued a circular, informing that the country has acceded to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 which will come into force internationally on 8th September 2017.

In line with the growing interest in green recycling, RINA Services recently awarded its first ISO 30000:2009 certificate and HKC Statement of Compliance (SoC) in Alang, India to Shubh Arya Steel, on 28th April 2016.

ClassNK has released the latest updates on ship recycling including information on ship recycling facilities that ClassNK has issued Statements of Compliance (SoC) to so far in line with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (HKC).

ClassNK has issued Statements of Compliance to two more ship recycling facilities in Gujarat, India (Shree Ram and Leela ) verifying that they are in line with the Hong Kong International Convention.

 ClassNK has issued Technical Information to inform that "Statement of Fact" for the Inventory of Hazardous Materials issued by ClassNK regarding the Ship Recycling Convention will be replaced with "Statement of Compliance".To assist ship owners for taking corresponding actions to the Ship Recycling Convention and the EU Regulation, ClassNK will issue "Statement of Compliance" for ships which are affixed with class notation "IHM" and therefore shall have the periodical audit for maintenance of the Inventory, instead of "Statement of Fact"."Statement of Compliance" certifies the conformity at the recent periodical audit for maintenance of the Inventory though "Statement of Fact" does it only at the initial audit. The EU Regulation on Ship Recycling (hereinafter referred to as "the EU Regulation") entered into force on 30th December 2013. As a consequence of the EU Regulation, EU flagged ships and Non-EU flagged ships that may call at a port or anchorage of EU Member State, on or after the day defined by regulation , shall possess and maintain an Inventory of Hazardous Materials, a list which indicates types and amounts of hazardous materials and their location.PSC is imposed on both EU Flagged ships and Non-EU flagged ships at the port or anchorage of an ...

 ECSA supports that all investments in recycling facilities should be rewarded, irrespective of geography and welcomes recent news that ClassNK issed Statements of Compliance to two ship recycling facilities in IndiaThe European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) welcomed the fact that the classification society ClassNK has issued statements of compliance to two ship recycling facilities in India and, thus, verified that the facilities are in line with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (HKC) Commenting on the move, Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General said: “It is extremely positive to see that Indian yards are taking an active approach to compliance with the international standards on safe and environmentally sound ship recycling even before the rules are implemented. ECSA firmly believes that such initiatives should be further encouraged, including by the European Commission. Hopefully, more companies will follow soon.”For the first time statements of compliance have been issued to ship recycling facilities, namely Kalthia Ship Breaking Pvt. Ltd. and Priya Blue Industries Pvt. Ltd, in South Asia. Class NK concluded that both yards carried out substantial improvements to their facilities in a bid toward safer and greener ship recycling as well as developed the ...

GMS has welcomed recent news that two ship recycling yards in Alang , India have been issued Statements of Compliance (SoC) by ClassNK.This confirms that the yards – Kalthia and Priya Blue Industries – comply with the technical standards of Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. Both facilities are located in Alang, Gujarat, India, and are the first ship recyclers in South Asia to gain such recognition.GMS has long been a supporter of recycling yards in Alang and was instrumental in organising a 14-strong Japanese industry and government delegation visit to India earlier in the year so that officials could see for themselves the improvements being made by some of the more forward-thinking ship recycling yards.A separate visit, also organised by GMS, hosted a delegation from the Danish Shipping Association (DSA) to witness those improved yards. The visit helped the DSA make the important distinction between yards that use beaching and comply with the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling and those that do not.Dr Anil Sharma founder and CEO of GMS said:“I am so pleased that both these yards have finally won Hong Kong Convention status. This really does prove beyond doubt ...