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The Political Voice:Solutions Now, Time´s Up! Issues at stake
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The drive for quality ship recycling in the
political arena ·
The apparent contradiction between the economy and
the environment ·
What are the costs of quality ship recycling ·
The IMO should be the leading regulator in ship
recycling ·
Can the IMO machinery forestall unilateral actions
of responsible governments ·
Ship recycling cost is part of the life cycle
management of ships ·
Ship recycling is a meaningful economic activity for
many developing countries with a large contribution to socio-economic
development ·
Quality ship recycling costs should be born by the
maritime industry ·
Can the financial incentive structures of other
industries be used to achieve the objectives The Voice of the Maritime
Industry: What, How & Who: Regulating and Financing the Ship Recycling
Industry Issues
at stake: ·
The shipowners are not the only ones who bear the
burden of change in ship recycling ·
Positive actions must be taken by shipowners, who
otherwise risk exclusion from the regulating process in the matter of ship
recycling ·
Are financial mechanisms necessary to bring about
change ·
Strict international quality regulations for the
disposal of ships should form the basis of a quality ship recycling industry ·
The ship recycling industry is an integral part of
the maritime industry The Voice of the Ship
Recycling Industry: Industry
- Wide Improvement on the Agenda: World-Wide Financial Responsibility Issues at stake:
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Quality safety and health working practices at ship
recycling yards ·
Aspects of Quality Practices: Training, Equipment,
Monitoring & Financing ·
Development of quality standards for ship recycling
yards ·
Cleaning up the pollution at existing shipbreaking
yards ·
Logistics of hazardous waste recycling at ship
recycling yards ·
Setting & monitoring world standards for the
ship recycling industry ·
Stakeholders sharing the financial burden of change National and International
Solutions: Economy versus Environment Issues at stake:
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Towards an IMO Convention on Ship Recycling? ·
Analogies between the unilateral action of OPA´90
and national ship recycling initiatives ·
Ship recycling should become part of the quality
shipping agenda ·
Ships are not a hazardous waste and should not be
subject to the Basel Convention ·
Shipping and the Marine Environment: An age-old
relationship whose long term effects must be a prime concern for the maritime
industry at large. ·
Ships have been recycled since they were made of
iron and steel; the new question on the table is who pays for quality
recycling? A Projected Time-Line for
the Industry:Taking
Decisive Action Issues at stake:
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Reviewing the ship recycling issues that have been
put on the table: An inventory of proposals accepted by the maritime
industry. ·
Clearly defining the responsibility of all
stakeholders in the ship recycling industry in an Industry Charter. ·
An answer to the politicians demand for swift and
decisive action aimed at solving the problems in ship recycling ·
Conference Conclusions: A consensus on how to
proceed and a clear timetable toward success. |
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