The NGO, Shipbreaking Platform has denounced Italian shipping
companies Grimaldi Group, Ignazio Messina and Vittorio Bogazzi & Figli for
their poor shipbreaking practices and called upon them to take necessary
actions to ensure the sustainable recycling of their end-of-life fleet as a
matter of urgency.
The organisation - a global coalition of 19
environmental, human rights and labour rights organisations working to end
polluting and dangerous shipbreaking - has sent letters to the ship owners and
the Italian Shipowners’ Association, inviting them to initiate a constructive
dialogue.
According to Shipbreaking Platform whilst an increasing
number of ship owners do not want to be associated with dangerous and polluting
practices Grimaldi Group, Ignazio Messina and Vittorio Bogazzi & Figli have
continued to sell their vessels to shipbreaking yards that is said are globally
acknowledged not to respect basic human rights and environmental protection
standards.
Data collected by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform was
claimed to chow that since 2009 the three companies have since sold 54
end-of-life ships to South Asian beaching yards for substandard breaking.
In the letter sent to the ship owners, the Platform
reminded the companies of their obligations under European waste laws, as well
as the standards for safe and green ship recycling as set in the new European
Regulation on Ship Recycling.
The organisation said that none of the South Asian
beaching yards meets the requirements of the new EU Regulation on Ship
Recycling. It assed that being based in the European Union, Grimaldi Group,
Ignazio Messina and Vittorio Bogazzi & Figli should adopt a ship recycling
policy that is in line with EU standards and legislation.
“The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has constructively
consulted with many responsible owners of vessels and has together with these
companies identified sustainable solutions for clean and safe ship recycling.
We would be glad to exchange with Grimaldi Group, Ignazio Messina and Vittorio
Bogazzi & Figli about available solutions”, said Ingvild Jenssen.
However, the organisation added that Naples based
Grimaldi Group has reacted to the its letter and acknowledged the importance of
proper ship recycling.
Thanking the Platform for having brought this issue to
their attention, Grimaldi Group was said to have stated that it remains open to
initiating a dialogue with the Platform with the aim of finding sustainable
solutions for their end-of-life fleet.
Source: waste-management-world.
17 November 2015
http://waste-management-world.com/a/shipbreaking-platform-calls-out-three-italian-firms-for-using-substandard-recycling-facilities
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