EU recycling regulation will allow beaching

The EU Regulation meant to raise the standards of ship recycling does not specifically ban the use of beaching when vessels are scrapped. Guidelines on the requirements of the regulation are expected to be adopted this spring.
Photo: IMO
Photo: IMO
BY TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

Although the EU is working with its own set of rules to improve the standards of global ship recycling, there are no plans to impose a specific ban against beaching.

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