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BIMCO has launched its fourth industry film, calling for
the urgent adoption of the Hong
Kong International Convention for the safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of
Ships, and for ship owners to only choose yards that live
up to the convention.
The film, “Ship
Recycling: Time for Change”, is partly filmed at ship recycling yards in Alang,
India, one of the largest ship recycling nations in the world together
with Bangladesh. The film aims to raise awareness among global regulators, ship
owners, and the public of the vast potential for the ship recycling industry to
add to a sustainable global circular economy if done safely.
“The
numbers speak for themselves. The raw scrap steel from ship recycling feeds
around 350 re-rolling mills that supply approximately 50% of the annual steel
consumption in Bangladesh alone, and the industry creates thousands of jobs for
people providing for their families,” said BIMCO Secretary General and CEO,
David Loosley.
“But
ship recycling has for too long been unsafe for workers and the environment at yards that do not live up to
the standards of the Hong Kong Convention. It is time for change and for ship
recycling to be done the right way,”
Loosley says.
During a visit to Chattogram and Dhaka in Bangladesh
in early May by BIMCO and other industry organisations to discuss the benefits
of ratifying the Hong Kong Convention, Bangladesh confirmed its commitment to
ratify this year, allowing the convention to enter into force.
According to BIMCO estimates, more than 15,000 ships will be
recycled over the next ten years, a more than 100% rise
compared with the last ten years, partly due to stricter greenhouse gas
regulations facing the shipping industry.
“This year, there is a window of opportunity
for the Hong Kong Convention to enter into force which could positively change
the face of the recycling industry forever – we must take it,” says Loosley.
View, download, and share “Ship
Recycling: Time for Change” here: BIMCO.org/recycling
About BIMCO
BIMCO is the world’s largest international shipping association, with over 2,000 members in more than 130 countries, representing 60% of the world’s tonnage. Our global membership includes ship owners, operators, managers, brokers, and agents. BIMCO is a non-profit organisation.
