{"id":37055,"date":"2025-07-31T14:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/37055\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:34:12","slug":"first-international-ready-for-recycling-certificate-issued-under-hong-kong-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/37055\/","title":{"rendered":"First International Ready for Recycling Certificate Issued Under Hong Kong Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GMS and the Liberian Registry have announced the landmark issuance of the world\u2019s first International Ready for Recycling Certificate (IRRC) since last month\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gcaptain.com\/hong-kong-convention-enters-into-force-a-new-era-for-sustainable-ship-recycling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">entry into force<\/a> of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC). <\/p>\n<p>The certificate was granted to the vessel R PISCES, which will be recycled at Leela Responsible Recycling LLP in Alang, India. The IRRC verifies that the vessel meets all Convention requirements, including the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, Ship Recycling Plan, and selection of an authorized recycling facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis first IRRC issued under the Convention is a significant step forward for ship recycling,\u201d said Faidon Panagiotopoulos, Senior Trader of GMS, the world\u2019s largest buyer of ships for recycling. \u201cIt demonstrates that regulatory compliance and responsible asset disposal are achievable through preparation, technical knowledge, and cooperation between all parties involved.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis achievement represents a benchmark for how the future of ship recycling should be approached,\u201d highlighted Vishaal Raj Soni, CEO of Leela Group of Ship Recycling Yards.<\/p>\n<p>The IRRC serves as a crucial component of the Convention, confirming a vessel\u2019s readiness for recycling under approved conditions. <\/p>\n<p>The Hong Kong Convention, which currently includes 24 parties representing 57.15% of global shipping tonnage, establishes comprehensive requirements for ship recycling with a focus on safety, environmental protection, and transparency. Major flag states such as Japan, Liberia, the Marshall Islands, and Panama have joined, along with key recycling nations including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Convention\u2019s regulations, vessels bound for recycling must maintain an Inventory of Hazardous Materials, while recycling facilities are required to provide specific Ship Recycling Plans for each vessel. The Convention notably does not prohibit the practice of \u201cbeaching\u201d \u2013 the dismantling of end-of-life vessels on tidal mudflats.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gcaptain.com\/wp-content\/themes\/gCaptain-Theme\/assets\/images\/gcaptain-new-gray-logo.svg\" alt=\"logo\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSubscribe for Daily Maritime Insights<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for gCaptain\u2019s newsletter and never miss an update<\/p>\n<p>        \u2014 trusted by our 108,807 members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GMS and the Liberian Registry have announced the landmark issuance of the world\u2019s first International Ready for Recycling&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,27344,27345,27346,66,27347],"class_list":{"0":"post-37055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-gms","12":"tag-hong-kong-convention","13":"tag-liberian-registry","14":"tag-science","15":"tag-ship-recycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}