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- Scrapping Risks Maritime Reporter, May 2018 #12
Traditionally, when a ship reached the end of its economic life, the owner sold it, often to a cash buyer, for scrapping with little consideration of the next step. Many ships ended up on a beach in south Asia (India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh) where they were cut apart and the metal was sold for scrap. The working conditions were sometimes dangerous and hazardous to the workers’ health. In addition, little was sometimes done to protect the environment. For many ship owners these days, scrapping is (or should be) a matter requiring business considerations beyond the offered cash price.
A Belgian ship owner was recently fined €750,000 and two of its senior executives were banned from working in the shipping industry for a year after the company was convicted of the illegal export of vessels for scrapping in south Asian yards. The prosecutor had sought jail time for the executives, but the court expressed reluctance for such a measure as this was the first known criminal prosecution for illegal scrapping.
Basel Convention
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, which entered into effect on May 5, 1992, obligates its member states to reduce the international movements of hazardous wastes to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries. Its members consist of virtually every nation, excepting Haiti and the United States. Rather than become party to the Basel Convention, the United States relies on domestic legislation to accomplish the same goals. The definition of hazardous waste in the Basel Convention is complex, but quite broad. The consensus seems to be that ships that have reached the end of their economic life are or should be treated as hazardous waste under the Convention.Hong Kong Convention
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 was negotiated under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and signed in Hong Kong on May 19, 2009. Parties undertake to give full and complete effect to the Convention’s provisions in order to prevent, reduce, minimize, and, to the extent practicable, eliminate accidents, injuries, and other adverse effects on human health and the environment caused by ship recycling, and enhance ship safety, protection of human health and the environment throughout a ship’s operating life. The convention enters into force 24 months after the date on which the following conditions have been met: (1) not less than 15 states have ratified, approved, or acceded it; (2) the combined merchant fleets of member states constitute not less than 40 percent of the world’s tonnage; and (3) the combined maximum annual ship recycling volume of the member states during the preceding 10 years constitutes not less than 3 percent of the world’s tonnage. To date, there are six member states.OECD Council Decision C(2001) 107/FINAL
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) promulgated a Council Decision aimed at facilitating trade in recyclables in an environmentally sound and economically efficient manner by using a simplified procedure for trade between member states, as well as a risk-based approach for exports outside the OECD area, whether for recovery or final disposal. This decision of March 30, 1992 and its amendments are specifically intended to be in harmony with the Basel Convention.Thus, member states are obligated to adopt waste export procedures that are consistent with the Basel Convention. There are 35 member states, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, most European nations, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea.
The United States adopted regulations in 1996 specifically designed to meet its obligations under the OECD Council Decision. In 2016, these regulations were rolled, without substantive change, into its general regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
EU Regulation 1257/2013
The European Union (EU) Regulation on ship recycling and its associated Directive incorporated the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention, making compliance with both mandatory for ships of EU nations and their owners and for other ships that become subject to EU jurisdiction by transiting through EU nations en route recycling. Raising the stakes, the regulation imposes civil and criminal liabilities for noncompliance. This is the regulation that the Belgian shipowner was convicted of violating.US RCRA statute and regulations
The US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the principal federal law governing the disposal of solid and hazardous waste. Among other things, it prohibits the export of hazardous waste from the United States unless the receiving nation has been properly advised of the planned export and approved such proposal. The statute includes civil and criminal enforcement mechanisms, including severe penalties for knowing endangerment. RCRA is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has adopted specific regulations concerning transboundary movements of hazardous waste for recovery or disposal. As discussed above, these EPA regulations meet US obligations under the OECD Council Decision and are in harmony with the Basel Convention.Ship Recycling
Commercial vessels, almost without exception, contain hazardous materials, including but not limited to such items as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and lead and other heavy metals. Thus, the recycling of a ship constitutes the disposal of hazardous waste under international, European, and US federal laws and regulations. The US government recently ceased efforts to export its vessels for scrapping in foreign countries. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has withheld authorization to transfer US-flag vessels to foreign owners where there is evidence that the transfer is for scrapping.(As published in the May 2018 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News)
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- The Evolution of Classification Societies Maritime Logistics Professional, Q2 2014 #42
. Paal Johansen, DNV GL: Safety remains our priority. Fatality rates are ten times higher in the maritime industry than the norm the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) applies to land-based industries. The industry has allocated more resources to mitigate individual accident risk
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