A Study on the Development of International Conventions concerning Ship Scrapping Industry

• Main Authors: Shih, Po-Yuan, 施博元
• Other Authors: Lirn, Taih-Cherng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2e88hb

碩士 === 國立臺灣海洋大學 === 航運管理學系 === 106 === The ship-scrapping usually refers to the process of dismantling abandoned ships and reuse or recycle the steel and parts. According to IMO statistics, an average of more than 700 ships is recycled every year. The common practice in the maritime industry is to export ships to major ship-scrapping countries (mostly are located in South Asia, such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) as these countries have cheap labor, massive demand for steel and the suitable coastline area for low cost scrapping operations. Two major reasons enable these developing countries become major ship scrapping leaders. Firstly, the lack of environmental awareness in the ship-scrapping activities in South Asia and secondly followed by the negligence of labor rights, and these causes are criticized by several government and non-governmental organizations in recent years. The international conventions, such as the Basel Convention and the unimplemented Hong Kong Convention, are all applicable to regulate the scrapping of ships. This study will compare and analyze ship scrapping practices and two main international conventions regulating ship scrapping in order to find a balance between ideal and reality to provide a reference for the prospective revision of the Hong Kong Convention. Keywords: Ship-scrapping industry, Basel Convention, Hong Kong Convention(HKC), Sustainable Development