GENERAL NEWS

ECSA backs ship recycling at South Asian yards

Europe’s biggest shipowner body is throwing its weight behind a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation that would effectively make it possible to recycle EU-flagged ships at non-OECD shipbreaking facilities in South Asia.

A number of yards in Alang, India have made major strides in upgrading ship recycling standards in a bid to attain EU compliance.

Europe’s biggest shipowner body is throwing its weight behind a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation that would effectively make it possible to recycle EU-flagged ships at non-OECD shipbreaking facilities in South Asia.

Related Articles

Derek Munro Photo ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Derek Munro to make the NOxFree nuclear case

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Alfa Laval will talk retrofits at Propulsion & Future Fuels