Essays about: "Shipbreaking"

Found 4 essays containing the word Shipbreaking.

1. 1. Regulating the shipbreaking industry: a study on European efforts to ensure safe and environmentally sound ship recycling

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Elin Stenvall; [2019]
   Keywords : Maritime law; environmental law; EU law; public international law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Shipbreaking, also referred to as ship recycling, is a dirty and dangerous industry. Economic motives drive shipowners to export their unwanted vessels to Asia, where they are dismantled under conditions extremely hazardous to human health and the environment. READ MORE

3. 2. Taking Responsibility: A Multi-Stakeholder Evaluation of the Shipbreaking and Ship Recycling Industry in South Asia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Karolina Arvidsson Kvissberg; [2018]
   Keywords : Substandard ship recycling; EHS standards; Stakeholder Influence; South Asia; A.P. Møller-Maersk; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The global fleet of 48,525 merchant ships is responsible for 90% of world trade, making the shipping industry invaluable in today’s globalised world. On average 1,000 of these ships reach the end-of-life and are recycled annually. Close to 80% of these vessels are disposed of on the coasts of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. READ MORE

4. 3. Out of sight – out of mind The shipbreaking industry in Chittagong, Bangladesh

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Andreas Ek; Erik Engström Ingelsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Bangladesh; Chittagong; Shipbreaking; risk; environmental problems; environmental justice; Hazardous waste; world system theory;

   Abstract : Shipbreaking industrin i Chittagong, Bangladesh är i huvudsak en fråga om miljöorättvisa på grund av exporten av miljöproblem och risk. Föreliggande examensuppsats syftar till att fylla bristen på kvalitativ forskning kring ämnet. READ MORE

5. 4. The Scrapping of Vessels - An examination of the waste movement regime's applicability to vessels destined for scrapping and potential improvements made in the IMO Draft Convention on Ship Recycling

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Oskar Sundelin; [2008-10-01T14:10:57Z]
   Keywords : Sjörätt; Maritime Law; Miljörätt;

   Abstract : The scrapping of ocean-going vessels is currently done mainly in a few states in Asia. Because of the hazardous materials contained in the ships, the scrapping poses a significant danger to both the workers in the shipbreaking yards as well as to the environment. READ MORE