After 15 to 20 years of vessel have been providing us with continuous service, it reaches the end of its life. The vessel is then sold for recycling. It is done on the yards of the Indian subcontinent, Turkey and Europe so as to ensure the fact that each and every part of the vessel is recycled to the environment norms. The cash buyers of ships ensure that the procedure of recycling the ship from starting to the end is safely conducted. The core business of cash buyers is to facilitate the purchase of a number of ships on the behalf of the partner recycling yards which on the other hand maintain compliance with the norms and standard mentioned by the Navy area. It is vital that the ship recycling is done with ethical and green methods that reflect the social responsibilities that they have towards the environment.
Now you must be thinking that which of the parts of the ships are recycled? Well in this article we are going to talk about this only. So let's get started!
- The steel of the ship is cut into truck size plates and is then reused in steel mills so as to build bars and rods which are then sent into the furnaces which are for the melted into another range of products.
- The generators, pumps, main engine and the other necessary machineries that are used while making the ship are resolved into the second hand market so that they can be further utilized into machinery.
- All the materials that are hazardous to health are then handled and disposed with proper care as per the rules and regulations mentioned by the Navy government.
- All of the non-ferrous metals that are derived from the cables and from the panels are scrapped out and then resold. Also, the lifeboats, furniture, gallery items and a number of other materials that are usable are scraped out and then sold into the local community.
- All of the material that is generated throughout the recycling procedure is accounted for and then recycled so as to ensure that full utilization of resources is done.
If we talk about the law, all the shapes that visit the ports should have an approved Inventory of hazardous material. Well, it is a list that recognizes all the hazardous material that is contained in the ships structure. It can be used as a tool so as to minimize the risk that can be implemented on the employee health and to the environment. It is vital for all the shapes that are much larger than 500 turns so as to keep their list ready and it is also one of the important requirements as per Hong Kong convention and ship recycling regulation.