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China National Ship Recycling Association News

05 Mar 2016

Plunging Scrap Steel Prices Hit Ship Recycling Revenues

The Chinese ship recyclers are feeling the heat as falling scrap steel prices have eaten into their revenues during the past one year, says a report in China Daily. The increasing costs of adopting "greener" vessel-breaking method also adds to the woes, says China National Ship-recycling Association. The latest figures show ship-recycling revenue dropped 15 percent to 3.4 billion yuan ($519 million) in China last year. According to senior industry officials, the Chinese ship recycling sector was badly impacted by the continued weakness in steel scrap prices. The huge drop in demand from major sectors including automobiles and manufacturing industry resulted in sharp drop in steel scrap prices to anywhere between 900 yuan and 1,000 yuan in 2015.

17 Dec 2012

ClassNK issues World’s First Statement of Compliance

Handing the SOC from ClassNK to Zhongxin; Mr. Matsui, Executive Vice President, ClassNK (left) and Mr. Liang, Director, Zhongxin (right)

ClassNK  has announced  that it has issued the world’s first Statement of Compliance (SOC) for a ship recycling facility to Jiangmen Zhongxin Shipbreaking & Steel Co., Ltd. The Statement of Compliance issued by ClassNK certifies that the facility and its recycling procedures are fully in compliance with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (Hong Kong Convention). This marks the first time that a ship recycling yard has achieved certification in line with the convention.

13 Dec 2012

Chinese Ship Breaker Gets Class NK Compliance Certificate

Certificate Presentation: Photo credi Class NK

ClassNK issues world’s first statement of compliance for a ship recycling facility to Jiangmen Zhongxin Shipbreaking & Steel Co. The Statement of Compliance issued by ClassNK certifies that the facility and its recycling procedures are fully in compliance with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (Hong Kong Convention). This marks the first time that a ship recycling yard has achieved certification in line with the convention.

01 Jun 2012

'Greener' Ship Recycling in China – GL to Collaborate with CNSA

GL and CNSA will collaborate to develop training programmes, pilot projects, and research practices that will allow the Chinese ship recycling industry to comply with forthcoming international regulations, and in order to further the aims of green ship recycling in China. Training will be one of the keys to preparing ship recycling yards to operate in a stricter environmental climate. Under the MOU GL and CNSA will work to develop a programme which familiarises both management and workers at the yards with the incoming regulations and the requirements they face to meet these standards. The “Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009” adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), is expected to come into force in 2015.