Category: Pakistan
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Pakistan achieves major milestone with first HKC-certified ship recycling yard
Pakistan has reached a significant turning point in its maritime and industrial development with the inauguration of the Prime Green Recyclers Yard as the country’s first ship recycling facility to receive certification under the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC).
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SENSREC project holds first workshop on hazardous waste management in Pakistan
A three-day workshop on enhancing hazardous waste management in Pakistan’s ship recycling sector was held in Karachi from 20 to 22 May, drawing over 100 participants from government agencies, academia, and the private sector. It was organized under the joint International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) SENSREC project.
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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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SENSREC holds inception workshop to launch new project in Pakistan
A workshop to promote sustainable ship recycling has been held in Pakistan – one of the top five ship recycling nations in the world. The Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships and Decent Work (SENSREC-DW) Project held its first workshop in Karachi on 16 September. The workshop took place following IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez’s first…