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Marprof and Bureau Veritas Solutions team up in Turkey
The first week of April was a busy one for Marprof - and for the ship recycling experts at leading classification society Bureau Veritas (BV). The week started with a 2-day Ship Recycling Certification Workshop at BV's Istanbul office, organised by Toby Brooks (Senior...
Turkey and The Netherlands ratify the Hong Kong Convention – who’s next?
It's been a promising start to 2019, from a ratification point of view. After a disappointing 2018, with no countries ratifying the Convention, we're now up to 8 signatories - and there are positive sounds coming from Germany, Japan, and major recycling nation India....
ISO 30 000 for ship recycling facilities: Good or bad?
A short blog this week since Robin and I are working flat out on various projects. So more a contemplative session this time, focusing on ISO ship recycling facility certification – what’s out there, and how can you tell if it’s worth the paper it’s printed...
The recycling of Rainbow Warrior II – no winners here
In mid-November we received the rather astonishing news that the Rainbow Warrior II was to be scrapped in Bangladesh. What could have been a landmark example of how to plan for and then scrap a ship has turned into a torrid mess, where nobody wins. Codename ‘Opération...
Ship Recycling in Gadani – back to business or back to problems?
What is the immediate future for Gadani and tankers? Over the past few years, whenever a ban on tankers is lifted there seems to be a race for the next tragedy. Can Gadani lift itself out of this mess? In a dangerous and controversial field, Gadani seems to have...
Talcum powder, asbestos, and 4.7 billion dollars
Apologies for a second successive blog on asbestos, and it’s going to get a bit techie; but the numbers are big and scary – and they’re very relevant to ships, hazards and recycling. The problem with talc Problem, what problem…? Talcum powder is lovely, we all know...
The Asbestos Omertà: If you break the vow but no one listens have you really broken it?
Omertà Noun A Mafia code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to officials. Our industry has a problem. We are uniquely designed to meet our specific challenges, operating in the most hostile environment normally used by man and requiring...
IMO MEPC 73 – Where was Ship Recycling? (Part 2 of 2)
Last week we focussed on MEPC 73 and the near silence on ship recycling issues. We noted the lack of support and drive for ratification of the Hong Kong Convention; only the briefest of mentions about ship recycling in the Secretary General’s keynote speech; and the...
IMO MEPC 73 – Where was Ship Recycling? (Part 1 of 2)
MEPC 73 Last week we reported positively about the reinvigoration of the Industry Working Group on Ship Recycling – and took heart that the meeting was held at IMO. However, at this critical point for the Hong Kong Convention, MEPC 73 left all concerned with a series...
The closest crocodile to the canoe…
Ship recycling was back on the international agenda yesterday with the reformation, by ICS, of the Industry Working Group on Ship Recycling, which met at IMO yesterday. Marprof’s Robin Townsend was in attendance, representing the Royal Institution of Naval Architects...
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