Ship recycling and marine pollution:

Abstract:

This paper discusses the historical background, structure and enforcement of the ‘2009 Hong Kong International Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.’ the 2009 Hong Kong Convention establishes control and enforcement instruments related to ship recycling, determining the control rights of Port States and the obligations of Flag States, Parties and recycling facilities under its jurisdiction. The Convention also controls the communication and exchange of information procedures, establishes a reporting system to be used upon the completion of recycling, and outlines an auditing system for detecting violations. The Convention, however, also contains some deficiencies. This paper concludes these deficiencies will eventually influence the final acceptance of this Convention by the international community.

Keywords:

Ship recycling; Marine environmental protection; International Maritime Organization

Article Outline:

1. Introduction

2. The historical background, structure and enforcement of the 2009 Hong Kong Convention

2.1. The historical background

2.2. The structure of the 2009 Hong Kong Convention

2.3. The enforcement of the 2009 Hong Kong Convention

3. The impact of the 2009 Hong Kong Convention on ocean law and policy

3.1. The current capacity of the world merchant marine fleet

4. The future impact and prospects of the 2009 Hong Kong Convention on ocean law and policy

4.1. Deficiencies arising from the 2009 Hong Kong Convention

5. Concluding remarks

Acknowledgements

References

Published on: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 60, Issue 9, September 2010, Pages 1390-1396 (Original Research Article)

Yen-Chiang Changa, , 1,  , Nannan Wangb, and Onur Sabri Durakc

a School of Law, Shandong University, Shandong 250100, China

b School of Management, Shandong University, Shandong 250100, China

c Maritime Faculty, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34940, Turkey

Corresponding author. Address: No. 5 Hongjialou, School of Law, Shandong University, City of Jinan 250100, China. Tel.: +86 15275197632.

1 Institute of the Law of the Sea, Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan (LL.M); School of Law, University of Dundee, UK (Ph.D.)

Accessed on: 15 February 2011

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