Sustainable Ship Recycling Methods and Process for Global Major Ship Recycling Players

Hossain, Khandakar Akhter

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“…At present, South East Asia is certainly the global centre for ship recycling industry and business. South Asian countries are contributes around 90% of global ship recycling activities [24]. In February 2016, the NGO ship recycling Platform Secretariat in Brussels published a report detailing ship breaking and recycling data by countries.…”

Section: Global Major Ship Recycling Locationsmentioning

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“…In February 2016, the NGO ship recycling Platform Secretariat in Brussels published a report detailing ship breaking and recycling data by countries. The statistics show that in one year, 768 large ships were disman-tling globally, while 469 vessels ran aground on coasts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh [25,46]. Number, percentage and gross tonnage of EOL ship dismantled around the globe (by countries) in between 2012-2022 has been shown in figures 1, 2 and 3 respectively below.…”

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“…Again, despite of the ups and downs in the global shipping and ship recycling markets, ship recycling industry makes considerable contribution to the national economy of Bangladesh and "managed a respectable growth, estimated at about 14% per annum on average since 1980. [24] At present, the average annual turnover of the ship recycling industry in Bangladesh is more than US$ 1 billion (around 12,750 crore BDT). In addition, the industry is creating employment opportunities for thousands of people in the poverty prone areas of the country" and nearly 200 thousand people are directly involved to the industry and 1 million indirectly [43].…”

Section: Contribution Of Global and Local Ship Recycling In Socio-eco...mentioning

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Evaluation of Ship Recycling Industry in View of Present Global Circumstances and Way Forward

Hossain

2024

IJSDR

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Ship recycling, commonly referred to as ship dismantling, is an inherently sustainable practice with global implications. It involves the reverse engineering process of disassembling obsolete ships to recover reusable materials in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Over the past two decades, ships have predominantly been beached in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, China, and Pakistan, allowing local yards to dismantle vessels with moderate preventive measures and substantial manual labor. Ship recycling stands as a significant and environmentally conscious industry, witnessing the annual recycling of approximately 1000 obsolete ships globally. Currently, this industry is predominantly led by three South Asian countries—India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. In Bangladesh, the industry commenced with the dismantling of stranded ships, evolving into a large and profitable sector that generates substantial employment opportunities for thousands of semi-skilled workers in poverty-prone areas. While the ship recycling industry presents opportunities, it also poses challenges for coastal zone management, encompassing environmental, law enforcement, and worker safety concerns. The surge in demand for ship recycling has prompted increased regulatory scrutiny at both national and international levels. This pressure culminated in the development of the Hong Kong International Convention (HKC) by the IMO in 2009, mandating safety and environmental protection standards at recycling yards. Achieving a perfectly green ship recycling process in line with European standards is inherently costly. However, a viable and almost green ship recycling approach, integrating the current common practice of beaching methods in Asian countries, is entirely feasible. Despite limitations and challenges, the industry significantly contributes to Bangladesh's GDP and the overall socio-economic landscape. Currently, there has been a visible reduction in Bangladesh's market share due to stringent environmental regulations, while competitors have experienced increases. This study represents an analytical effort to evaluate the current global ship recycling scenario, exploring its potential, challenges, and the future trajectory of both local and global ship recycling industries.

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Section: Global Major Ship Recycling Locationsmentioning

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Section: Global Major Ship Recycling Locationsmentioning

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Evaluation of Ship Recycling Industry in View of Present Global Circumstances and Way Forward

Hossain

2024

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“…All old ships, including cruise ships, are commonly removed from the fleet after their end of life (EOL) through a process known as ship recycling or scrapping. For example in 2016, 933 of her vessels with a total capacity of 44.4 million dead weight tons (DWT) were scrapped [1,17,28,32]. In terms of DWT, Bangladesh accounts for the largest share of scrapping activity, with 199 ships totaling 13.6 million dead weight tons scrapped in Bangladesh in 2016 [18,29,34].…”

Section: Global Ship Recycling Statementioning

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Setting Sail into the Future: The Evolving World of Cruise Ships

Akhter Hossain

2023

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A passenger ship is a merchant ship whose main function is to carry passengers at sea. This category does not include cargo-ships with room for a limited number of passengers, such as the once popular twelve-passenger cargo ships at sea where passenger transport was secondary to the freight car. Now, ocean-liners and the cargo capacity of most cruise ships have been eliminated. Cruise ships are large passenger ships that offer pleasure seekers and adventure travelers. They have restaurants, bars, casinos, theatres, ballrooms, nightclubs, swimming pools, fitness centers, game center and shops onboard making it a complete floating resort. Again, the yachting and cruise ship industry has emerged through a combination of targeted marketing, innovation and consolidation. Many new features, facilities and brands have been introduced and launched, some have failed, many have been successful, and at many more were active globally at the start of the pandemic. However, there is a need to further encourage consumers, travelers and customers' confidence by high lighting the facilities, entertainment, longevity and history of innovation in the yachting and cruise ship industry. What has helped has been the industry's resilience in tailoring the onboard experience to better reflect the social changes taking place ashore and travel industry. However, future travelers, users and customers will be more interested and adventurers towards the cruise ship industry. This is a review article that briefly tells the story of cruise ship with history, operations, design, construction, technology, safety, and recycling.

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Sustainable Ship Recycling Methods and Process for Global Major Ship Recycling Players

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Evaluation of Ship Recycling Industry in View of Present Global Circumstances and Way Forward

Evaluation of Ship Recycling Industry in View of Present Global Circumstances and Way Forward

Setting Sail into the Future: The Evolving World of Cruise Ships

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