Hong Kong Convention

Turkey ratifies ship recycling convention

Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling countries in the world, has ratified the IMO Hong Kong Convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, covers the design, construction, operation and maintenance of ships, and preparation for ship recycling in order to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recycling, without compromising the safety and operational...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/31/turkey-ratifies-ship-recycling-convention/

Turkey accedes to Hong Kong Convention

Turkey acceded to IMO’s Hong Kong Convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling, setting a landmark as one of the five major ship recycling countries in the world. Mr. Ümit Yalçın, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Turkey to IMO, met IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim to deposit the instrument of accession to the treaty, on 31 January.

The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (2009) covers the design,...

https://safety4sea.com/turkey-accedes-to-hong-kong-convention/

Nigeria approves 40 IMO, ILO conventions

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) reported that the country is able to approve 40 conventions passed by the International Maritime Organisation and International Labour Organisation focusing on Maritime Safety, Labour and Marine Environment. Specifically, the non-implementation and enforcement of the conventions has been affecting investments in the country. So far, 19 of the conventions had been domesticated by way of regulation, adoption or incorporation under the...

https://safety4sea.com/nigeria-approves-40-imo-ilo-conventions/

Sustainable ship recycling project in Bangladesh: Second phase launched

The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been launched at a meeting of stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 26 November. The 19-month project, funded under a US$1.1 million agreement with Norway, will focus on legal and institutional analysis of ship recycling in the country and will develop a roadmap for the Government of Bangladesh to accede to Hong Kong Convention.

The project will build on the first phase of...

https://safety4sea.com/sustainable-ship-recycling-project-in-bangladesh-second-phase-launched/

Turkey requires Ship Recycling Plan under Hong Kong Convention

Turkey has opted in late October to require the submission for approval of a Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be recycled in the country’s approved Ship Recycling Facilities, in line with Hong Kong Convention, according to information from Turkish lawyers, ErsoyBilgehan.

Although Turkey became the latest country to ratify the Convention in March 2017, it had not chosen until now a manner of approval before a ship can be recycled in the approved facilities, but now informed that it would...

https://safety4sea.com/turkey-requires-ship-recycling-plan-under-hong-kong-convention/

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