PHP Shipbreaking and Recycling
Industries of Bangladesh has bought its first vessel to be recycled in
accordance with the Hong Kong Convention. PHP was the first Bangladeshi
recycling facility to receive statement of compliance with the convention in
October 2017. The statement was obtained from RINA.
The Hong Kong Convention, adopted in
2009 but not yet entered into force, includes regulations for shipowners,
recycling facilities, flag states and recycling states to ensure that
end-of-life ships do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety and
the environment when being recycled.
The vessel Ore Vitoria was purchased
from Brazilian mining company Vale. “This is a historic moment for Bangladesh,”
said Managing Director of PHP, Md. Zahirul Islam. “We had to work tirelessly
for the last four years to get to this point, and we are extremely proud to
receive the first Hong Kong Convention vessel in Bangladesh.”
Covering an impermeable floor of 15,000
square meters at the edge of the Bay of Bengal, the PHP facility is a pioneer
in green and sustainable ship recycling in Bangladesh, he says.
In May, shipowners associations BIMCO,
ECSA, ICS and INTERTANKO issued a joint appeal for the ratification of the Hong
Kong Convention. The convention requires the approval of 15 states and 40
percent of world merchant shipping to enter into force. So far, six states have
ratified the convention.
Source: maritime-executive. 11 July 2018
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