Greener Ship Recycling: Seeking Sustainability
Tuesday 14 - Wednesday 15 June 2011, Grange City Hotel, London
Key Issues include:
• Bangladesh: it's impact on scrap prices and recycling capacity
• Current status of the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and EnvironmentallySound Recycling of Ships and regional legislation – is a single global standard for ship recycling achievable?
• Shipowners' options for green ship recycling – innovative ways to implement green recycling processes
• Identifying the immediate goals of the maritime sector before the Hong Kong Convention becomes mandatory
• Recent developments and outlook for the world's leading ship recycling nations: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China and Turkey
• Business development opportunities for ship recycling facilities in other regional markets: the case for Europe
Expert Speakers:
> Dr. Nikos Mikelis, IMO
> Julio Garcia-Burgues, European Commission
> Henning Gramann, Green Ship Recycling Services
> Cecilia Müller, Maersk Line
> Dr. Anil Sharma, GMS
> Grant Hunter, BIMCO
> Stephen Drury, Holman Fenwick Willan
> Steve Wansell, Mideast Shipping & Trading
> Rakesh Bhargava, Wilhelmsen Ship Management
> Dimitri Ayvatoglu, LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd., Turkey
> Adnan Ul-Hasan, Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Pakistan
> Dr. Shyam Asolekar, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
> Dr. N. M. Golam Zakaria, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
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Chair's welcome & opening remarks
- Henning Gramann, Director, Green Ship Recycling Services
SHIP RECYCLING MARKET:
Market watch 2011: volume, prices, forecasts
- Steve Wansell, General Manager, Mideast Shipping & Trading
REGULATORY UPDATE: CURRENT & FUTURE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Basel Convention: current status of Equivalency
• Latest developments
• COP 10: what to expect
• Potential future relationship between Basel and Hong Kong
EU regulatory review:
• EU's policy on ship dismantling in light of the Basel and Hong Kong Conventions
- Julio Garcia Burgues, Head of the Waste Management Unit, Directorate General Environment, European Commission
OPEN DISCUSSION FORUM:
The politics of ship recycling: the impact of current & future regulations on the recycling sector
Panelists will reflect on current and future regulatory standards and discuss how the industry can overcome the frequent conflicting policies of various stakeholders to achieve a single global standard for the ship recycling industry.
Panel moderator & introductory remarks:
- Dr. Nikos Mikelis, Head, Marine Pollution Prevention and Ship Recycling Section, Marine Environment Division, IMO
Panelists to include:
I. Tuomas Aarnio, Legal Adviser, Ministry of the Environment,
II. Environmental Protection Department, Finland
III. Claude Wohrer, Secretariat General de la Mer, Chargee de Mission, France
IV. Ingvild Jenssen, Director, NGO Shipbreaking Platform
GREEN SHIP RECYCLING: FINANCIAL, LEGAL & OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
SHIPOWNER'S PERSPECTIVE:
Ship recycling processes: a measure of Social Corporate Responsibility
- Cecilia Müller, Corporate Responsibility Manager – Sustainability, Maersk Line
Green recycling: what solutions are available to shipowners?
• Evaluating shipowners' options
• Counting the costs – does green ship recycling pay?
• Does company CSR outweigh the cost of green recycling?
- Rakesh Bhargava, Global Green Re-Cycle Manager, Wilhelmsen Ship Management
Extending the cash buyers' service portfolio:
• Hong Kong Convention: role of cash buyers
• Assisting shipowners to prepare for an Inventory of Hazardous Material (IHM)
• Yard vetting – assistance in preparation for SRP approval and supervision of recycling as per convention requirements
• Assisting shipyards with ISO certifications
- Dr. Anil Sharma, President, GMS
SHIP RECYCLING FACILITIES:
Greening of ship recycling in India: challenges & way forward:
- Dr. Shyam R. Asolekar, Professor, Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
Development of ship recycling facilities in Bangladesh:
• An overview of current developments
• Performance and contribution towards socio-economic development
• Case study: addressing relevant issues on the basis of field data
• Challenges ahead
- Dr. N. M. Golam Zakaria, Associate Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Norad's ship recycling project in Bangladesh:
• Main focus – Norwegian contribution
• Stakeholders – ownership
• Importance to the Bangladesh economy
• Challenges to include physical infrastructure
- Bj rn Holter Eriksen, Director, Norad
Ship recycling SWOT analysis for India & Bangladesh
(SWOT – Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat)
• Case studies:
Ship clearance for recycling – anchorage to breaking [breakers] – India and Bangladesh
Ship recycling processes and handling of hazardous waste
- Dharmesh Jani, Managing Director, Creative Consultants (India)
Development of ship recycling facilities in South Asia:
Pakistan:
Traditional working practices
Restructuring and local mindsets
Opportunities and threats
- Adnan Ul-Hasan, Regional Inspection & Certification Agency, Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Pakistan
OPEN DISCUSSION FORUM:
Activities in the major international ship recycling nations: lessons learned & future prospects
I. Dimitri Ayvatoglu, Department Head, LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd., Turkey
II. Dr. Shyam R. Asolekar, Professor, Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
III. Dr. N. M. Golam Zakaria, Associate Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
IV. Adnan Ul-Hasan, Regional Inspection & Certification Agency, Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Pakistan
V. Dharmesh Jani, Managing Director, Creative Consultants (India)
VI. Nigel E Smith, International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen St.Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry
Regional markets: opportunities for sustainable ship recycling in Europe
Private and public vessels: the case of Spain
Actions taken in the EU
EU LIFE+ project RECYSHIP: project outline
Current status and projections: the RECYSHIP proposal
- Antonio Barredo Arias, Technical Director, LIFE+ Project Recyship
Chair's concluding remarks & close of conference
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SEPARATELY BOOKABLE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP:
Banned Substances & Green Ship Recycling: How to Minimise Shipowners' Liability
Monday 13th June 2011, Dexter House, London
Key Highlights Include:
- Detecting asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) onboard current vessels and new buildings
- Identifying operational risks for shipowners and related liability issues for the maritime industry
- Examining methods for the management of ACMs onboard
Workshop Leaders:
• Henning Gramann, Director, Green Ship Recycling Services
• Marc van de Poel, Managing Director, m.a.r.c BV Maritime Asbestos & Recycling Consultant
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Workshop leader's opening remarks, introduction & workshop objectives
- Henning Gramann, Director, Green Ship Recycling Services
Asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) onboard current vessels & newbuildings
• Appearance, detection and sources of asbestos
• Where to look for asbestos
• Other materials of concern
• How to avoid "unwanted installation" of asbestos
• Asbestos on newbuildings and new asbestos materials
- Marc van de Poel, Managing Director, m.a.r.c BV Maritime
Asbestos & Recycling Consultant
Operational risks for shipowners & related liability issues for the maritime industry
• Compensation claims by and against shipowners
• Chain of information and data management: how to stay clean
• Trustworthy or not: how to handle the information received
• Flag and Port State Control matters
• Loss of charter contracts and bans from territorial waters: operating risks for shipowners
- Henning Gramann, Director, Green Ship Recycling Services
Open discussion:
Delegates review the morning's presentations and put questions to the speakers.
Considerations for management of ACMs onboard
• Why should shipowners know about asbestos onboard?
• How to reduce risks and manage the problem
• It is not always necessary to remove asbestos: what are key considerations when you do?
• How can you raise crew awareness?
• What is the legal framework in which managers operate?
• How to avoid disproportional abatement costs
- Marjolijn Wannet, Consultant, m.a.r.c BV Maritime Asbestos & Recycling Consultant
Interactive delegate discussion groups:
Delegates have an opportunity to discuss in more specific detail matters arising from the workshop. Topics are chosen by the workshop leader.
Workshop leader's summary & close of workshop
Source:
http://www.informaglobalevents.com/event/shiprecycling/download/?id=2983
informa maritime events. 15 March 2011
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