Tokyo – ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has released the
latest updates on ship recycling on its website. The updates include
information on ship recycling facilities that ClassNK has issued Statements of
Compliance (SoC) to so far in line with the Hong Kong International Convention
for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (HKC).
Although the HKC has yet to enter into force, several ship recycling
facilities have proactively improved their facilities and developed the Ship
Recycling Facility Plans (SRFPs) required for a competent authority’s
verification according to the HKC in a bid toward safer and greener ship
recycling.
In response to the growing demand for verification, ClassNK reviewed
HKC-compliant SRFPs prepared by ship recycling facilities from Japan, China and
India and confirmed that their ship recycling processes follow their respective
SRFPs. The leading classification society also conducted thorough on-site
inspections before issuing Statements of Compliance (SoC) based purely on
technical verifications of the facilities.
ClassNK has been invited to draw on its experience in verifying ship
recycling facilities throughout the world to discuss better ship recycling
practices at the ‘Ship Recycling Seminar: Towards sustainable ship recycling’
in London on 3 February. The event is organized by Japan’s Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) in cooperation with the IMO
Secretariat.
ClassNK 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.
For the latest updates on ship recycling and ship recycling facilities
verified by ClassNK, please go to:
For more information on this topic, please contact:
ClassNK
Executive Operations Department
Tel: +81-3-5226-2047
E-mail: eod@classnk.or.jp
Source: Class NK. 29 January 2016
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