JULY 12, 2017 — Isiksan Ship Recycling and Trading Co. Ltd., Izmir, Turkey, has become the first Turkish ship recycling yard to be certified as having facilities in line with the requirements
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 — China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Marine Service Co., Ltd. has become the world’s second ship recycling facility to receive a Statement of Compliance (SoC) confirming that it is in
Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO, has been giving his attention to an expected spike in ship recycling numbers over the next 10 years, partly due to the shipping industry facing
MAY 13, 2016 — Two Maersk Line vessels, the Maersk Wyoming and the Maersk Georgia are scheduled to arrive for recycling at the Shree Ram yard in Alang, India, later this month.
MARCH 31, 2016 — Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is expanding its ship management services by now offering – Lay-up and Green Recycling services. Both services have been developed to meet changing needs
Although the convention has yet to enter into force, ClassNK says that the two facilities — Shree Ram Vessel Scrap Pvt. Ltd and Leela Ship Recycling Pvt. Ltd — have both carried out substantial improvements in a bid toward achieving safer and greener ship recycling and have developed the Ship Recycling Facility Plans (SRFPs) required for a competent authority’s certification under the convention.
In addition to conducting on-site inspections before issuing the SoC, ClassNK reviewed the SRFPs prepared by Shree Ram and Leela, which comply with requirements of the HKC, and confirmed that their ship recycling processes follow their respective SRFPs
The SoC are issued based on purely technical verifications of the facilities by ClassNK, which has so far done the same for ship recycling facilities around the world.
ClassNK says it will continue encouraging safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in accordance with the HKC through its issuance of SoC to facilities that meet the HKC standards.
JANUARY 26, 2015 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC, New Orleans, LA, and and Metizoft AS, Fosnavåg, Norway, have signed a framework agreement on maintenance and quality assurance of vessel Inventory of
DECEMBER 14, 2012 — China’s Jiangmen Zhongxin Shipbreaking & Steel Co., Ltd. has received the world’s first Statement of Compliance for Ship Recycling Facility. Issued by ClassNK, the Statement of Compliance (SOC)
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets for its 64th session October 1-5. As ever, its work will result in yet more regulatory burdens on shipowners, who will
An innovative ammonia-fueled Newcastlemax bulker design from Hong Kong headquartered Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society ABS. The dual-fuel vessel design sacrifices no cargo
