Scrapping market is unique in many respects.The value of its products is more affected by international trade than by shipping economic circles.There are many regulations for the environmentally friendly dismantling o...Scrapping market is unique in many respects.The value of its products is more affected by international trade than by shipping economic circles.There are many regulations for the environmentally friendly dismantling of ships.Ship recycling is the eco-friendly method of ship dismantling,and it is governed by a set of rules,namely:(a)HKC(Hong Kong Convention)on Ship Recycling of 2009,prepared by IMO(International Maritime Organization),(b)UN(United Nations)B.C.(Basel Convention)of 1989 and(c)E.U.Waste Shipment Regulation of 2006.Despite this polyphony in legislation,no clear set of rules has been uniformly applied yet,resulting in institutional discontinuities which shipowners often exploit.In this paper,a case study analysis of the most major shipbreaking countries will be conducted to evaluate the impact of the present regulatory framework and assess if the enactment of the legislation affected the shipping practice.展开更多
文摘Scrapping market is unique in many respects.The value of its products is more affected by international trade than by shipping economic circles.There are many regulations for the environmentally friendly dismantling of ships.Ship recycling is the eco-friendly method of ship dismantling,and it is governed by a set of rules,namely:(a)HKC(Hong Kong Convention)on Ship Recycling of 2009,prepared by IMO(International Maritime Organization),(b)UN(United Nations)B.C.(Basel Convention)of 1989 and(c)E.U.Waste Shipment Regulation of 2006.Despite this polyphony in legislation,no clear set of rules has been uniformly applied yet,resulting in institutional discontinuities which shipowners often exploit.In this paper,a case study analysis of the most major shipbreaking countries will be conducted to evaluate the impact of the present regulatory framework and assess if the enactment of the legislation affected the shipping practice.
