India has become the leader in respect to the recycling of ships. The Parliament has passed the bill regarding the recycling of ships on 9th December 2019. India has also managed to agree with the Hong Kong Convention 2009 in the month of November this year. It instructs the global standards that should be maintained for ship recycling. This consent by India has been appreciated highly by Kitack Lim who is Hong Kong’s Secretary-General at the 31st IMO session that was held at the Headquarters of IMO which is in London.
The bill also includes some associated operations like the treatment and the storage of the components and the materials on the side. The 2019 bill related to shipping recycling will be applicable for any existing and new ship that has Indian registration. It will also apply for ships that are entering a terminal, port, or territorial waters of India.
It will also be applicable for any ship or warship which is operated and owned by an administration that is used for non-commercial or for government services. The bill will act upon all the recycling of ship facilities that are operational in India. When the bill will be enacted, all the Ship Recycling facilities will require to obtain authorization for operating. Only the authorized yards will be given permission to import ships that will be used for recycling.