Author: IMO
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Investment and Finance Summit on Ship recycling in Pakistan – July 2025
The SENSREC-DW project will organise in Karachi, Pakistan, an international event aimed at bringing together the investment and finance community with key stakeholders in the ship recycling industry. The aim of this conference is to witness the current scenario of the industry, business prospects and investment needs to upgrade the infrastructure of ship recycling facilities. …
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Call for mentoring partners
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The SENSREC project is planning to launch a mentoring programme to support careers of young women interested in developing professionally in the ship recycling sector – or associated industries. Are you a passionate professional in the maritime and ship recycling industry who believes in the power of mentorship and gender diversity? We are seeking experience…
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Call for experts
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IMO and its SENSREC project are seeking to increase its pool of experts to deliver work on a wide range of assignments related to ship recycling. Examples of assignments are the development of technical reports, studies and training materials, and the delivery of training courses or technical demonstrations. Profiles that will be required throughout the…
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GHG Emissions
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in SENSRECSteel is responsible for 7-9% of GHG emissions globally, with current production methods requiring high amounts of energy. Even though shipping is not considered to be a big steel demand sector globally, steel constitutes a large fraction of the material flows for shipping. Steel makes up to 75-85% of a ship by weight. [ text…
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OSH
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Similar to construction, mining and shipbuilding, ship recycling is a sector that includes many dangerous situations for its workers. This includes health risks derived from the exposure of workers and local communities to hazardous materials during ship recycling can pose serious health risks, including from substances like asbestos, lead, and mercury. Common hazards that are…
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Hazardous Waste
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in SENSRECThe key environmental impacts of ship recycling stem from the hazardous nature of ship materials, the unsafe disposal methods used in many developing countries, and the lack of effective international regulation and enforcement to ensure environmentally sustainable practices. Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes…
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Hong Kong Convention
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in SENSRECThe Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (the Hong Kong Convention) is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety and to the environment. The Convention provides a “cradle…
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Pakistan
Launched in September 2023, the overall objective of the SENSREC-DW (SENSREC-Decent Work) project is to enhance the capacity of the Government of Pakistan and its ship recycling industry to promote a just transition and put in place sound and effective measures that improve the standards of health, safety and environmental compliance at ship recycling yards,…
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Bangladesh
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Launched in 2015, the SENSREC project in Bangladesh has produced a number of economic and environmental studies on ship recycling, developed and deployed training materials for the ship recycling workers and is contributing to the development of infrastructure including facilities for treatment, storage and disposing of hazardous wastes generated from recycling operations. SENSREC Bangladesh is currently…
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Women
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The project includes efforts to support the participation of women in equal terms within the ship recycling industry at all levels. To guide and monitor these efforts, SENSREC has a gender action plan and results framework have been developed for the project. This in line with IMO’s Strategic Plan, which specifically address the goal of strengthening…