Asian Ship Owners Reject Paying for EU Recycling Licences

The Asian Shipowners Association (ASA) has rejected proposals made by European Commission to introduce payments for EU ship recycling licences. The European Commission is considering introducing a levy on all ships entering EU ports in the hope of improving related working and environmental conditions in developing countries. The proposed levy would be returned at the end-of-life stage when a ship has been recycled at a yard approved by the European Commission. But the ASA argues that this concept is ‘neither realistic nor practical’ given the periods of time potentially involved and the fact that a vessel’s ownership could change.
 

Source:http://www.recyclinginternational.com/recycling-news/9829/research-and-legislation/global/asian-ship-owners-reject-paying-eu-recycling-licences
 

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