Page 110: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (November 2015)

SHIP RECYCLING “More and more end-of-life vessels are now being recycled, a record number of about 1,300 large ocean-going vessels being recycled in 2012”

Patrizia Heidegger, Executive Director of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform eleven years after it was adopted by the over the next few years. Of the roughly Green Recycling and IHM Services and approved by the EU Parliament and

International Maritime Organization. 60,000 ships worldwide, about two- at Wilhelmsen Ship Management, de- in force from December 2013 with com- “Progress has been very slow un- thirds are affected by it.” scribed how the EU Ship Recycling Reg- panies needing to comply by December til now. But the implementation of the ulation dictates strict terms and condi- 2015. It applies to all EU-? agged vessels

European Ship Recycling Regulation Green Recycling, White-Listed tions for green recycling in pre-approved as well as vessels anchoring or visiting will bring about some radical changes Rakesh Bhargava, Head of Lay-up, white-listed ship yards. It was signed European ports. The main impact is that

Barrels on shore in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

(Photo copyright NGO Shipbreaking Platform 2014) (Photo copyright NGO Shipbreaking Platform) 110 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2015

MR #11 (106-113).indd 110 11/2/2015 12:18:15 PM