BIMCO Search Results

Results for:Recycling

Showing 111 - 120 of 200

Reset Filters

Filter by area
Filter by location
Filter by content

Where do we go from here? A roadmap for HKC implementation

07 December 2023

Following Pakistan's recent accession to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC), all major ship recycling states, including Türkiye, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, have become parties to the IMO's HKC.

Record recycling activity stirs optimism in dry bulk

21 September 2011

In absolute numbers, 2011 is going to be the new Number 1 in terms of the greatest amount ever of dry bulk tonnage leaving the fleet to be recycled. We are on course for more than 20 million DWT to be demolished, with the potential of reaching 25 million if owners continue to be attracted by the relatively high demolition rates and freight rates fail to improve significantly through the remainder of the year.

BIMCO calls on shipowners as Bangladesh and Liberia ratify the HK Convention

26 June 2023

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), Bangladesh, and Liberia have announced the ratification of the Hong Kong Convention by both nations. BIMCO believes the ratification marks the beginning of a new era for the ship recycling industry. During the two-year interim period, ahead of the entry in force, BIMCO is calling on shipowners to choose globally compliant yards for the benefit of the industry’s workers and the environment.

15+15 webinar: Will the Hong Kong Convention ever enter into force?

28 March 2023

Almost 14 years after the adoption of IMO’s Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, the window for its entry into force is becoming smaller. Yet, a good understanding of where we are and where we need to be, can facilitate the enactment of the Convention.