Kanu Jain
The project is a close co-operation between TU Delft and Tianjin University, China. It is sponsored by a consortium of industry players including Sea2cradle, International Ship Recyclers Association (ISRA), Lloyds Register, North Sea Foundation, Gieskes Strybis Fonds, Damen, and a couple of Chinese ship recycling yards (Jiangyin, Tianma).
The aim of the project is to provide more detailed operational requirements, solutions and best practices in support of a successful implementation of the regulations and guidelines addressed by the 2009 Hong Kong International Convention in the design and operation of ship recycling facilities in China and abroad.
The emphasize of the project will be a “bottom up approach” in solving practical and operational issues on:
- how to handle hazardous materials generated during the recycling process of ships;
- how to further improve the focus on health, safety and environment at recycling facilities;
- how to find the best available management tools for the recycling process and
- how to design and construct cost-effective and safe ship recycling facilities that can also compete with the present recycling industries in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.