Sustainable Ship Recycling: Bangladesh Perspective Presented by Dr. Md. Musharraf Ashraf Chief Chemist Department of Shipping

Contribution of Ship Recycling to the Nation Provides more than 80% of steel Provides more than 80% of steel Employment generation Employment generation Annual revenue of 7 to 9 billion taka Annual revenue of 7 to 9 billion taka Save forest Save forest

Conditions favoring ship breaking in Bangladesh Natural sandy beach with slop Natural sandy beach with slop Large difference between high tide and low tide Large difference between high tide and low tide Low labour cost Low labour cost Huge demand of recovered finished materials Huge demand of recovered finished materials

Present Practices Labour intensive Labour intensive Efficient use of recovered materials reduces environmental pollution Efficient use of recovered materials reduces environmental pollution –Reuse of whole equipment such as transformers, engines, batteries etc. –Indigenous use of cable sheathing and other rubber material –Manual recovery of spilled oil has higher efficiency

Objectives of Present Development Achieve safe and environmentally friendly ship recycling Achieve safe and environmentally friendly ship recycling Promote ship recycling industry in Bangladesh while ensuring compatible co- existence of the industry and natural resources. Promote ship recycling industry in Bangladesh while ensuring compatible co- existence of the industry and natural resources.

Future Plans Development of training facility for labour, labour contractors, supervisors and managers. Development of training facility for labour, labour contractors, supervisors and managers. Upgrading procedures of hazardous waste management to meet the requirements of internationally binding legal framework. Upgrading procedures of hazardous waste management to meet the requirements of internationally binding legal framework. Upgrading safety system. Upgrading safety system. Development of waste reception facility Development of waste reception facility Construction of Hospital Construction of Hospital Framing of guide line and legal instruments Framing of guide line and legal instruments

International Assistance Targeted to areas where impact shall be sustainable and maximum Targeted to areas where impact shall be sustainable and maximum Designed according to the needs of the industries. Designed according to the needs of the industries. Designed to ensure maximum return to the recipient. Designed to ensure maximum return to the recipient.

Responsibilities of International Shipping Industry Pre-clean the ship to practicable extent Pre-clean the ship to practicable extent Provide list of hazardous material on board Provide list of hazardous material on board Pre-final voyage survey Pre-final voyage survey Prevent last moment re-registry Prevent last moment re-registry Ship breaking fund Ship breaking fund

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