Welcome to the section on ship dismantling
of the Basel Convention web site. The benefits and risks
currently presented by the ship dismantling industry are
heatedly debated. The issue has become a priority on the
international agenda. Much work is being carried out in many
international and regional fora to come to a sustainable
ship dismantling industry that safeguards those employed
in it and protects the environment, while recognizing the
vital role the industry plays in the economies of certain
States.
This section aims to become a comprehensive and up-to-date reference tool on ship dismantling for stakeholders, grouping relevant activities of the Basel Convention, initiatives for co-operation between international organizations, relevant case law and a compilation of practical information from a wide range of sources.
Comments received
pursuant to Decision IX/30 on the Dismantling of Ships
The Secretariat, in conjunction with
the Secretariats of the IMO and ILO, is developing the ‘Global
Programme for Sustainable Ship Recycling: Improving working
practices for the betterment of OSH and environmental standards
in ship recycling yards in Asia’. Please see the latest
information on the Programme’s
development.
Joint ILO / IMO
/ Basel Convention Working Group on Ship Scrapping
Please click here for
more information on the third session of the Joint
Working Group of the International Labour Organization, International
Maritime Organization and Basel Convention on Ship Scrapping,
held in October 2008 at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva.
Relevant practical information for stakeholders on the environmentally sound management of ship dismantling
Please click here for a compilation of relevant practical information on the environmentally sound management of ship dismantling requested of Parties by decision OEWG-V/8 which may be of assistance to stakeholders in developing measures to address in the short and medium term the potentially harmful consequences of ship dismantling on human health and the environment, and with regard to pre-cleaning and decontamination.
Decisions of meetings of the Parties to the Basel Convention on ship dismantling
Please click here to access the different decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention and of the Open-ended Working Group on the issue of ship dismantling.
Collection of case law from national courts on ESM of ship dismantling
The Secretariat maintains a full-text collection of selected case law of national and regional courts on enviromentally sound management of ship dismantling. These are accessible here.
The Secretariat calls upon Parties and others to submit the text of other relevant court decisions to it, with a view to including it in the case law collection (please submit full-text versions where possible).
Abandonment of ships on land or in ports
Please click here to access more information on the abandonment of ships on land or in ports.
