NGO: Sustainable scrapping will collapse without fund

A new proposal for a scrapping license for all vessels calling in EU will likely be presented before long. Without such a mechanism, carriers will still easily be able to dodge responsible shipbreaking, says NGO Shipbreaking Platform.
Photo: IMO
Photo: IMO
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

It is crucial for the scrapping of ships going forward that EU parties vote yes to a new proposal to establish a scrapping fund, which is expected to be published within the next few weeks, notes Ingvild Jenssen, founder and political consultant at NGO Shipbreaking Platform.

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