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SHIP RECYCLING “Independent and quali? ed third-party supervision in the process of green recycling can assist responsible owners to achieve the objectives of green recycling”

Rakesh Bhargava, Head of Lay-up, Green Recycling &

IHM Services at Wilhelmsen Ship Management about 1,300 large ocean-going vessels EU Ship Recycling Regulation is not ap- of shipowners do not feel responsible. Another View on Ship Recycling being recycled in 2012,” she said. “There plicable in many cases, export bans are However, there are a number of best- “It is important to be aware of the re- are still a number of legal grey zones, for often circumvented, and domestic law practice examples, including Norwegian ality and other perceptions in ship recy- example the Hong Kong Convention for in these countries is weak or not imple- and Dutch ship owners, Maersk, Hapag cling,” said Nikos Mikelis of GMS Inc, the Safe and Environmentally Sound Re- mented. Lloyd, Royal Dutch Boskalis, and oil a major purchasing company of ships for cycling of Ships 2009 is not in force, the A major problem is that the majority and gas companies.” recycling. “The recent announcement by

Workers handling waste in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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