Italian Shipping Companies Called Out Over Beaching Practices
Responsible shipbreaking advocacy group NGO Shipbreaking Platform has referred to as out three Italian delivery over their supposed continued use of South Asian beaching yards and is urging they take fast motion to make sure the sustainable recycling of their end-of-life fleet.
The Platform has despatched letters to the Italian ship house owners Grimaldi Group, Ignazio Messina and Vittorio Bogazzi & Figli in addition to the Italian Shipowners’ Association inviting them to provoke a constructive dialogue with the NGO.
According to the Platform, the delivery corporations have continued to irresponsibly promote their vessels to shipbreaking yards which are globally acknowledged to not respect primary human rights and environmental safety requirements. Since 2009, the three firm’s have offered fifty-four end-of-life ships to South Asian beaching yards for substandard breaking, the group stated.
In the letter despatched to the Italian ship house owners, the Platform says it reminded the businesses of their obligations beneath European waste legal guidelines in addition to the requirements for secure and inexperienced ship recycling as set within the new European Regulation on Ship Recycling.
“None of the South Asian beaching yards meets the requirements of the new EU Regulation on Ship Recycling,” the assertion learn. “Based within the European Union, Grimaldi Group, Ignazio Messina and Vittorio Bogazzi & Figli are requested to undertake a ship recycling coverage that’s consistent with EU requirements and laws.
“The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has constructively consulted with many responsible owners of vessels and has together with these companies identified sustainable solutions for clean and safe ship recycling. We would be glad to exchange with Grimaldi Group, Ignazio Messina and Vittorio Bogazzi & Figli about available solutions”, commented Ingvild Jenssen.
The Platform famous that Grimaldi Group has already responded to the letter, acknowledging the significance of correct ship recycling and thanking the group for bringing the difficulty to their consideration.
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform was arrange in 2006 and is a worldwide coalition of 19 environmental, human rights and labour rights organisations working to finish polluting and harmful shipbreaking.
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