Canada Signs International Ship Recycling Convention

Wednesday, 27 May 2009 09:35

The Government of Canada has signed the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.  Canada and 58 other members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the Convention at a diplomatic conference held in Hong Kong from May 11 to 15, 2009.

The ship recycling Convention applies to ships over 500 gross tonnage delivered for recylcing and will protect workers and the environment by establishing regulations for the design, construction, operation and preparation of ships for safe and environmentally sound recycling and setting international rules to manage hazardous materials in ships over their operating lives and a clear legal means to manage ships at the end of their lives.