Environmental Engineering Reference
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Chapter 5
Recycling of Ships
5.1
Introduction
A vessel may be a source of marine and coastal pollution even after the end of its
commercial life.
Shipbreaking
, as an industry, is also known as
ship recycling
or
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. It is one of the most hazardous industries in the world.
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Most of
the shipbreaking industries are now located in the developing countries of
Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan and Turkey. There is no proper mechanism or
integrated system for the recycling of end-of-life ships. Nevertheless, this industry
makes some contribution to the global economy, as well as to the smooth operation
of international shipping.
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Transboundary movement and environmentally-sound disposals of end-of-life
ships are partially regulated by the Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Con-
vention).
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However, the application of this Convention to the shipbreaking industry
is somewhat problematic.
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Against this backdrop, IMO adopted the Hong Kong
International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of
Ships, 2009.
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ship dismantling
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