The Netherlands has become the eighth country to become a Party to the Hong Kong Convention of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
The Convention covers the design, construction, operation and maintenance of ships, and preparation for ship recycling in order to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recycling, without compromising the safety and operational efficiency of ships.
Under the treaty, ships to be sent for recycling are required to carry an inventory of hazardous materials, specific to each ship. Ship recycling yards are required to provide a “Ship Recycling Plan”, specifying the manner in which each ship will be recycled, depending on its particulars and its inventory.
Dick Brus of the Directorate for Maritime Affairs of the Netherlands met IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at IMO Headquarters, London on Wednesday to deposit his country’s instrument of ratification of the Convention.
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