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Heidegger said that the NGO Ship- erating in a way that prevents adverse ing ships to them: in safety measures, environmental pro- breaking Platform recommends that effects on human health and the environ- “A lot still needs to be done, especially tection and social welfare that are above shipowners only sell their end-of-life ment, including the demonstration of the in the area of hazardous waste manage- statutory requirements. He also quoted vessels to modern ship recycling facili- control of any leakage, in particular in ment and disposal and also on training Anil Sharma, President of GMS, who ties and use the future EU list as a ref- intertidal zones. It is essential to contain for safety and environmental protection. re? ected on the announcement of NSA erence: “They should have an inventory all hazardous materials during the entire IMO together with UNEP are currently about beaching: of hazardous materials on board before recycling process and in addition only implementing a Norwegian-funded proj- “It is interesting to note that negative demolition and allow independent moni- handle hazardous materials and waste ect to help Bangladesh satisfy the tech- stories or negative comments are gen- toring and audit of the recycling process, generated during the recycling process nical requirements of Hong Kong Con- erally made by people who have either as well as full documentation and report- on impermeable ? oors with effective vention and in due time to accede to the never visited the yards in India or not ing of activities. There have been some drainage systems. It is also necessary to Convention. visited them recently. On the other hand, improved yards in India, where there has ensure rapid access for emergency re- “India has made considerable prog- those who have visited recently have been an honest evaluation of shipbreak- sponse equipment such as ? re-? ghting ress, especially following the Supreme made positive comments such as the ing in the intertidal zone, with indepen- equipment and vehicles, ambulances Court’s judgment in the case of the ‘Blue Danish Shipowners Association and the dent audits instead of self-certi? cation and cranes to the ship and all areas of the Lady’ in September 2007. Since then, Japanese Shipowners Association.” and transparency and openess for re- ship recycling facility,” Heidegger con- the industry has had to satisfy new na- This controversial area will no doubt searchers, but ship owners should not co- cluded. tional legislation requiring recyclers to remain the subject of intense debate for operate with actors involved in dirty and Improvements in South Asian Condi- conform to the Hong Kong Convention some time to come. dangerous ship recycling, they should tionsMikelis pointed out that over the on matters relating to safety, training, prefer facilities in the OECD if the ves- past ? ve years some improvements have waste management, and environmental For further information visit the follow- ing websites: sel contains large amounts of hazardous taken place across the ship recycling protection,” he said. www.shipbreakingplatform.org waste or they should pre-clean the ves- industry in Bangladesh and also in indi- In two visits in 2015 to Alang, the pri- www.gmsinc.net sel as far as possible. Shipowners should vidual recycling facilities whose owners mary ship recycling location in India, www.dnvgl.com/maritime also engage in green ship building. have realized that higher standards will Mikelis witnessed signi? cant improve- www.wilhelmsen.com/shipmanagement “Ship recycling companies should progressively be demanded, not only by ments across the industry and stated a operate from built structures, while op- regulations but also by shipowners sell- number of Indian recyclers are investing www.ayrescom.com ®

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