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How to recycle a ship: three ways

How to recycle a ship: three ways

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In this episode, TradeWinds technology editor Craig Eason talks with Nikos Mikelis.

Mikelis worked at the IMO developing the Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention which has now come into force. He explains why the Basel Convention secretariat asked IMO to write rules specific for ship recycling and how it then became a thorn in shipowners' side when it did not allow the resulting convention it to be equivalent.

Then there is the EU ship recycling regulation, well meaning but ultimately offering more complexity to what should really be a smooth end of life process.

Mikelis also looks at the demand for recycling facilities and whether the main recycling countries can handle volumes.


Producer and host: Craig Eason


TradeWinds articles related to this podcast:

Hong Kong vs Basel: Why shipping is caught in the recycling cross hairsRecycling confusion must be resolved before demo rushIs the sun rising on a cleaner recycling industry?






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