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Shipbreaking: Hazards and Liabilities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
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Shipbreaking: Hazards and Liabilities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
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Most of the world’s redundant ships are scrapped on the beaches
of the Indian sub-continent, largely by hand. As well as cargo
residues and wastes, ships contain high levels of hazardous
materials that are released into the surrounding ecology when
scrapped. The scrapping process is labour-intensive and largely
manual; injuries and death are commonplace. Ship breaking was a
relatively obscure industry until the late 1990s. In just 12 years,
action by environmental NGOs has led to the ratification of an
international treaty targeting the extensive harm to human and
environmental health arising from this heavy, polluting industry;
it has also produced important case law. Attempts to regulate the
industry via the Basel Convention have resulted in a strong
polarization of opinion as to its applicability and various
international guidelines have also failed because of their
voluntary nature. The adoption of the Hong Kong Convention in 2009
was a serious attempt to introduce international controls to this
industry.
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