Ship recycling regulation effectiveness ‘undermined’ by flags of convenience

This study shows that the EU regulation on ship recycling has contributed to all its stated objectives, but that its effectiveness is hampered by significant challenges, such as circumvention of the obligation to recycle end-of-life vessels in EU-listed yards because of the re-flagging of vessels, as well as, to a lesser extent, the insufficient compliance with the requirements for the Inventories […]