JAPAN ADMITS PUSHING EUROPE FOR FLEXIBILITY ON SHIPBREAKING STANDARDS
April 14th, 2014
The shipbuilding director for the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has confirmed to Steel First that his government is seeking to influence the European Union (EU) as it clarifies the rules of its shipbreaking regulation, which came into force last December (2013). It insists that ship breakers use impermeable floors rather than beaches, to reduce the environmental impact of this key scrapping sector. But exactly how these yards should be designed and which operations meet the EU’s standards is still under consideration, with guidance now being drafted ...
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