Cruise Ships From Britain End Up In Indian Scrapyards Bypassing UK Law
A recent media report has highlighted what’s happening to Britain’s expired cruise ships which are heading to Indian scrapyards.
A recent media report has highlighted what’s happening to Britain’s expired cruise ships which are heading to Indian scrapyards.
The Directorate General of Shipping has been notified as to the National Authority for Recycling of Ships under Section 3 of the Recycling of Ships Act, 2019.
Carnival Corporation & plc announced agreements with maritime reclamation and recycling specialists EGE CELIK and SIMSEKLER to responsibly dismantle and recycle two retired ships scheduled to leave its fleet.
The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with Norway committing approximately US$1.5 million to support improved ship recycling in Bangladesh.
These past two years the NGO Shipbreaking Platform has won support for sustainable ship recycling in the financial sector while raising the stakes for shipowners who opt for substandard shipbreaking on South Asian beaches.
DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, has launched new guidance on recycling to help shipowners navigate a regulatory environment that is becoming increasingly complex.
Malta is the latest country to accede to IMO’s treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention.
Ten years after the adoption of IMO’s Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, in May 2009, there has been progress with voluntary application of its requirements.
Only nine shipyards, out of 26, on the EU list of approved recycling facilities are realistically open for ship recycling, and only three of the 26 could recycle a large ship, a study commissioned by BIMCO shows.