Global classification society ClassNK has completed
the document review for a ship recycling facility plan (SRFP) submitted by
Philippines-based Tsuneishi Ship Recycling (Negros) (TSRNI).
The review has verified the proposed TSRNI
ship recycling facility’s ability to comply with the regulations of the Hong
Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling
of Ships, 2009.
It was the first verification of its kind to
be carried out by ClassNK for a recycling facility in South East Asia.
The TSRNI facility also represents the first
facility that has been specifically designed to comply with the HKC standard
from its initial planning stage.
ClassNK is scheduled carry out on-site
inspections such as checks on facilities and actual recycling practices as part
of the final phase of the verification process.
The inspections will be conducted after the
commencement of ship-recycling work at TSRNI, and will ensure the facility's
compliance with the SRFP.
ClassNK Ship Recycling Team project manager
Junichi Hirata said: “The maritime industry needs appropriate capacity for the
safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.
“We are delighted that TSRNI has chosen
ClassNK to verify the facility and it practices. As the first South East Asia
initiative to carry out ship recycling in line with HKC, it represents a major
step forward in our mission to promote and facilitate safe and environmentally
friendly ship recycling across the world.
“Utilising experience and knowledge gained
from our verification of facilities in Japan, China, India, and Turkey, we will
proceed to verification process at TSRNI’s site with the same level of care and
attention to detail to help promote safer and greener ship recycling throughout
the world.”
The TSRNI facility is planned to be built in
Negros Occidental, the Philippines, and will be operated by Tsuneishi Group.
Source:
ship-technology.
22 August 2017
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