Texas' shipbreaking industry has completed the recycling of a ship that had to be dismantled to EU standards for the first time, meeting the stringent standards of the European Union.
It was stated that the operation positioned the Brownsville operation of International Shipbreaking as an alternative in the recycling industry.
EU shipowners' routes was Turkish shipyards
On the other hand, for the dismantling of out-of-service ships, which started due to increasing environmental regulations and expected to increase in the next few years, EU shipowners mostly turned their routes to the large Turkish shipyards that meet EU standards.
Turkey leads the big shipbreaking shipyards that meet EU standards
According to the news in the Maritime-Executive, EMR Group, the parent company of ISL, stated that the success of the project carried out at the ISL shipyard will break new ground in efforts to reduce the number of end-of-life ships scrapped in unsafe and environmentally harmful conditions on the South Asian coast. Although dismantling shipyards in Southeast Asia have not received EU accreditation, it has been noted that more than 90 percent of commercial vessels were dismantled there until recently.
Currently, Turkey is leading the large shipbreaking yards with EU accreditation, which sets standards for environmental, health and safety compliance. On the other hand, it is known that a few small shipyards are making efforts to enter the market. Chris Green, ISL Senior Manager said; “There are too many ships being recycled in dangerous and environmentally harmful shipyards around the world. By continuing to raise our standards, ISL shows responsible shipowners that there is a more rewarding way to do business.”
Last year, ISL invested in aligning its Brownsville, Texas facility with EU regulations, making its shipyard available to EU shipowners and ships waving the flags of EU member states that needed to be dismantled at EU-standard compliant shipbreaking yards.
The first ship was MT Wolverine
The first ship to be dismantled in Texas in compliance with the EU was a chemical tanker named MT Wolverine, built in Romania by Aker Tulcea in 2006 and operated under the Norwegian flag. The 158-meter-long ship with a carrying capacity of 16,000 tons reached the recycling shipyard in Texas in January 2021, becoming one of 28 projects the company undertook last year.
It was stated that the operation positioned the Brownsville operation of International Shipbreaking as an alternative in the recycling industry.
EU shipowners' routes was Turkish shipyards
On the other hand, for the dismantling of out-of-service ships, which started due to increasing environmental regulations and expected to increase in the next few years, EU shipowners mostly turned their routes to the large Turkish shipyards that meet EU standards.
Turkey leads the big shipbreaking shipyards that meet EU standards
According to the news in the Maritime-Executive, EMR Group, the parent company of ISL, stated that the success of the project carried out at the ISL shipyard will break new ground in efforts to reduce the number of end-of-life ships scrapped in unsafe and environmentally harmful conditions on the South Asian coast. Although dismantling shipyards in Southeast Asia have not received EU accreditation, it has been noted that more than 90 percent of commercial vessels were dismantled there until recently.
Currently, Turkey is leading the large shipbreaking yards with EU accreditation, which sets standards for environmental, health and safety compliance. On the other hand, it is known that a few small shipyards are making efforts to enter the market. Chris Green, ISL Senior Manager said; “There are too many ships being recycled in dangerous and environmentally harmful shipyards around the world. By continuing to raise our standards, ISL shows responsible shipowners that there is a more rewarding way to do business.”
Last year, ISL invested in aligning its Brownsville, Texas facility with EU regulations, making its shipyard available to EU shipowners and ships waving the flags of EU member states that needed to be dismantled at EU-standard compliant shipbreaking yards.
The first ship was MT Wolverine
The first ship to be dismantled in Texas in compliance with the EU was a chemical tanker named MT Wolverine, built in Romania by Aker Tulcea in 2006 and operated under the Norwegian flag. The 158-meter-long ship with a carrying capacity of 16,000 tons reached the recycling shipyard in Texas in January 2021, becoming one of 28 projects the company undertook last year.
