RINA awards first green ship recycling certificate

RINA Services, an Italian firm that provides classification, certification, testing and inspection services to organisations in the marine, environment and energy, infrastructures, transport and logistics, quality and safety and agri-food sectors, has awarded its first ISO 30000:2009 certificate and HKC Statement of Compliance (SoC) in Alang, India to the ship recycling facility Shubh Arya Steel.

According to RINA, Shubh Arya Steel has made substantial investments in its infrastructure to meet the requirements of IMO’s Hong Kong Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. According to RINA, Shubh Arya implemented a management system to meet the requirements of ISO 9001: 2008, ISO 14001: 2004, OHSAS 18001: 2007 and ISO 30000:2009 standards and HKC SoC.

“We would like to thank RINA for their valuable role on this extensive journey to achieve the coveted HKC Statement of Compliance and ISO 30000:2009 certification for our shipyard. We are proud to have made significant investments to make this happen,” says Rajesh Arya, managing director of Shubh Arya Steel.

There has been a recent spike in shipyard owners making substantial investments to upgrade their yard’s infrastructure to meet the requirements of the Hong Kong Convention before it is entered into force.

To recognize Shubh Arya receiving the certification, a ceremony was held at the Alang shipyard, at which representatives from the European Community Ship Owner’s Association (ECSA) attended.

“We are extremely pleased that the ECSA delegation visited the awards ceremony. The attention of the remaining non-HKC compliant shipyards in India is increasing, and we hope that this certification will be the first step of the path to safer and environmentally sound recycling ship breaking in Alang” says Sergio Bovo, RINA Services’ area manager for India and Southeast Asia.

RINA notes that a host of other ship recycling yards have already contracted the company for HKC compliance, including Sarvag Shipping Services, Navyug Alloys, Alang Auto, P Rajesh Ship Breaking, Ghasiram Gokalchand Ship Breaking, Ashwin Corporation, Lakashmi Steel Rolling Mills (Unit II), Sachdeva Steel Products and Atam Manohar Ship Breakers Pvt. Ltd. Further, Leela Ship Recycling, an already HKC compliant shipyard, has also contracted RINA Services for social accountability certification.

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