ESTIMATING THE SHIP DISMANTLING CAPACITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION’S SHIP RECYCLING REGULATION

Tomi Solakivi; Tuomas Kiiski; Tuulia Kuusinen; Lauri Ojala

Proceedings of ICLT 2017

ESTIMATING THE SHIP DISMANTLING CAPACITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION’S SHIP RECYCLING REGULATION

Tomi Solakivi; Tuomas Kiiski; Tuulia Kuusinen; Lauri Ojala

University of Turku, Finland; University of Turku, Finland; University of Turku, Finland; University of Turku, Finland

International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 166-175

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Abstract

The global merchant fleet comprises tens of thousands of ships, of which a portion comes to the end of their life each year. Ship dismantling refers to activity that breaks end-of-life (EOL) ships into pieces and puts the materials into further use. Shipping market cycles, technical obsolescence and demand for scrap metal are among the factors that drive dismantling activity (Buxton 1991).

Keywords

Ship dismantling; EU Ship Recycling Regulation; dismantling capacity

Citation

Tomi Solakivi; Tuomas Kiiski; Tuulia Kuusinen; Lauri Ojala (2017). ESTIMATING THE SHIP DISMANTLING CAPACITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION’S SHIP RECYCLING REGULATION. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2017), Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 166-175.