Ship Breaking and its Future in Bangladesh

Das, Jewel; Shahin, Muhammed Ali

doi:10.15351/2373-8456.1110

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“…Based on the results of the gap analysis, we conclude that no ship-recycling yard in Indonesia conformed to international or national regulations; therefore, in conjunction with the government's plan to ratify the Hong Kong Convention, great efforts are needed to develop the industry in order to gradually meet the requirements set out by the regulations. Data Availability Statement: Data available in a publicly accessible repository: The data presented in this study are openly available in Digital Commons @ Center for the Blue Economy, DOI: https://doi.org/10.15351/2373-8456.1110, [20]. Data available in a publicly accessible repository that does not issue DOIs; Publicly available datasets were analyzed in this study.…”

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A Gap Analysis of Ship-Recycling Practices in Indonesia

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Ship recycling is gaining attention in Indonesia due to the increase in end-of-life ships and uneconomical nationally flagged ships, and is considered a prospective source of economic development and employment opportunity, and yet conceivably poses a threat to the health and safety of workers and the environment. There are international and national regulations that govern ship-recycling activities to ensure that the hazardous impacts of the industry are minimized. We investigated the disparity between current ship-breaking practices in Indonesia and the requirements of related international and national regulations, with the findings intended for use as a stepping stone to proposing a strategy to establish a green and sustainable ship-recycling industry. A benchmark study of the world’s leading ship-recycling countries was conducted, and a gap analysis was performed by comparing existing international and national regulations with current ship-breaking practices in Indonesia. We identified two types of ship-breaking practices in Indonesia: Conventional environmentally unfriendly ship-breaking method, conducted by most Indonesian ship-breaking yards, and a rather modern, more environmentally friendly method, conducted by ship-repair yards. However, neither of the practices met the requirements of the regulations, and improvements are therefore needed to make the ship-recycling industry more green and sustainable, and to gain international recognition.

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A Gap Analysis of Ship-Recycling Practices in Indonesia

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“…The shipbreaking industry is recognized as the green industry and it is directly or indirectly related to the blue economy of Bangladesh [8]. Although there is a great economic prospect, the industry may have many negative consequences.…”

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“…In these yards, a high level of noise pollution occurred that might lead to deafness. Another study [8] revealed that the reason behind these health hazards is workers not using personal protective equipment when they handle explosive substances. From the open interview with the workers, it was clear that most of the workers in shipyards lack adequate hazard awareness, training programs and safety equipment.…”

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“…Bangladesh, as a well-known maritime nation and one of the largest deltas in the world, with a 710 km long coastline [2][3][4][5], claims to be the second largest among the shipbreaking nations in the world after South Korea [6,7]. Currently, there are about 125 shipyards and workshops throughout the country, mostly located along the coastal belt [8]. Although it took a long time to declare shipbreaking activity as an industry in Bangladesh, the industry plays a significant role in the macro and micro economy of poverty-stricken Bangladesh [9].…”

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“…With a great demand for a large amount of metal or steels, shipbreaking yards have become an emerging sector for manufacturing raw materials in Bangladesh. It provides about 60% of the country's total demand for steel [4,6,8]. Besides the favorable geographic location and network of the coastal zone of the country, abundance of cheap labor and negligent environmental regulations are claimed to be influential factors for the expansion of shipbreaking industries [6].…”

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Assessing Energy-Based CO2 Emission and Workers’ Health Risks at the Shipbreaking Industries in Bangladesh

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Shahriar

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et al. 2020

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The study represents the estimation of energy-based CO2 emission and the health risks of workers involved in the shipbreaking industries in Sitakunda, Bangladesh. To calculate the carbon emission (CE) from three shipbreaking activities, i.e., metal gas cutting (GC), diesel fuel (FU) and electricity consumption (EC), we used the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Emission and Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) emission factors. Moreover, the geographic weighted regression (GWR) model was applied to assess the contribution of influencing factors of CE throughout the sampling points. To assess the workers’ health condition and their perceptions on environmental degradation, a semi-structured questionnaire survey among 118 respondents were performed. The results showed that total CO2 emissions from GC were 0.12 megatons (MT), 11.43 MT, and 41.39 MT for daily, monthly, and yearly respectively, and the values were significantly higher than the surrounding control area. Emissions from the FU were estimated as daily: 0.85 MT, monthly: 1.92 MT, and yearly: 17.91 MT, which were significantly higher than EC. The study also revealed that workers were very susceptible to accidental hazards especially death (91%), and pollution (79%). Environmental consequences and health risks of the workers in shipbreaking industry warrant more attention nationally and internationally at the industry-level.

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