Abstract
Ship recycling has been considered as the best practice to re-use the components to cut down the principle ship building cost and to save time. The current state of re-use and if combine the art of technology with the demands of beneficial developments from the maritime industrial sector; throughout the world has modified the status of 'ship breaking'7 from ship scrap business. The modern industry responsible for dismantling of ships for recycling or reusing must follow the principles of recycling. The regulatory body has to formulate a set of regulations for re-testing and blend them as a substitute and equal to the new products in order to sustain throughout its life span with the engineering quality. The background history, structure and enforcement of the 2009 Hong Kong International Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships have been analyzed. The 2009 Hong Kong Convention establishes control and enforcement instruments related to ship recycling, determining the control rights of Port States and the obligations of Flag States, Parties and recycling facilities under its jurisdiction. The Convention also controls the communication and exchange of information procedures, establishes a reporting system to be used upon the completion of recycling, and outlines an auditing system for detecting violations. Thorough knowledge regarding these background procedures in ship recycling is essential for examining and understanding the industrial business operations associated with it. The paper elaborates ship recycling and will eventually influence the final acceptance of this Convention by the international community.
Highlights
The ship recycling industry of India has come a long way since its inception in 1982
Compared to all the 3 methods, it is advised that a ship recycling yard follow the afloat method or drydocking, as it limits the extent of open space that will be exposed to the waste and other harmful materials that result from recycling
In the history of Indian shipbuilding, even at the peak of the cycle, all the shipyards in India could not have consumed all of the material which has been generated during the lowest cycle of ship recycling activity
Summary
The ship recycling industry of India has come a long way since its inception in 1982. Post ‘90s, other countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, which were not very prominent in the ship recycling industry and had lost substantial share to India, began to recapture the market by aggressive bidding. If there is no appropriate integrated system for the recycling or reusing of ship-related steel, machines, auxiliaries and even furnishings, such materials will remain unused and useless to the economy at the end of a ship’s life cycle In this respect, ship-recycling facilities contribute to sustainable development and represent an environment friendly way to dispose of ships[8] and to economically integrate their life chains. In Europe[5] and in Member States of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), materials that contain hazardous and toxic substances are subjected to monitoring, and their disposal is strictly regulated. Taking into consideration various shipping activities and sustainable development, the maritime environmental
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