Germany-based shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has arranged to have seven of its older container vessels dismantled and scrapped in shipyards in Turkey and China. The company says the yards providing the dismantling are Hong Kong Convention Certified, intended to demonstrate they are performing ship recycling efforts in an environmentally sound and safe method. Additionally, the ship scrapping facilities are ISO certified.
Hapag-Lloyd indicates it audits all prospective dismantling firms to make sure they comply with EU recycling standards as far as possible. “We also focus on the best possible waste downstream management and, further, we employ an independent, reputable company for supervising the recycling process from the beginning to the end, including reviewing the recycling plan,” says Anthony Firmin, chief operating officer of Hapag-Lloyd.
Firmin adds, “The recycling of these ships is part of the restructuring of our fleet. Since the merger with UASC (United Arab Shipping Co.), we boast one of the youngest fleets in the industry on average.”
The merger of the companies was completed May 24, 2017.
The seven ships being scrapped follows the company having three older vessels from UASC’s fleet dismantled at certified yards in Turkey and China late in 2017.
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