PHP Family Ship Recycling Yard in Chittagong has received a Statement of Compliance with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, from international classification society Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). The yard is the first to achieve Hong Kong Convention compliance certification in Bangladesh, according to a report published by the Maritime Executive on Monday. GMS, one of the major cash buyers in this sector, lauded the achievement as an important development towards a more sustainable ship recycling industry, further raising the bar in the standards for this sector in Bangladesh. “PHP Family yard has worked hard to improve their safety and environmental standards by following successfully the Hong Kong Convention guidelines, which are enabling the whole ship recycling industry to achieve sustainable goals for ship recycling,” Dr Anil Sharma, President and CEO of GMS said in a statement. The European Union adopted the EU Ship Recycling Regulation in 2013.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 24, 2017 09:22 UTC