Safmarine, a member of the A P Moler-Maersk Group, has benefitted from the fixed ship recycling fees that result from having a Green Passport for Ships survey carried out prior to recycling their vessel, Cotonou.
The company's Health, Safety and Environment Manager commented that, as well as being kinder to the environment than beaching a ship to be broken, the costs of recycling, including the disposal of toxic items in the correct manner, was fixed. This was because the company commisioned a Green Passport, or Inventory of Hazardous Materials, prior to work on recycling the Cotonou commencing.
Traditional beaching methods for ship breaking, where there is no prior knowledge of the amount of contaminants on board, allow the ship breaker to re-open negotiations with the company wishing to have it's vessel broken up at the end of its life. As the vessels is already beached, the ships owners are put at a considerable disadvantage in these negotiations.
He also noted that the process was completely transparent and all of the hazardous materials that were removed from the vessel could be traced in line with legislation that will be brought in to force by the International Maritime Organisation in about 2015.
The way forward with ship recycling for the enlightened owner, then, is to spend a small amount of money to have a Green Passport for your vessels, to ensure that you're not ripped off when you need to recycle them.
Lucion Marine provide definitive, not indicative, Green Passport surveys around the world. For more information go to their website or call +44 (0)191 4618999.
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