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ARTICLE · 03 APRIL 2017

Turkey Ratifies Hong Kong Convention On Ship Recycling

Ersoy Bilgehan
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The field work which constitutes the foundation of the Convention has been carried out and the Turkish ship recycling facilities have been examined by international organisations.

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M. Raci Alper
M. Raci Alper
Melis Paula Güçlüer
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The Turkish Parliament has ratified The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships ("the Convention") on 7 March 2017. Turkey had become a signatory to the Convention on 26 August 2010. The field work which constitutes the foundation of the Convention has been carried out and the Turkish ship recycling facilities have been examined by international organisations. According to information obtained from the Istanbul & Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranian and Black Sea Regions Chamber of Shipping, all Turkish ship recycling facilities comply with the standards set out in the Convention. Furthermore, the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication has played an active role in the drafting of the Convention.

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