The European Regulation on Ship Recycling (“ESRR”) was adopted, and entered into force, on 20 November 2013. The Regulation however provides that EU flagged ships would have to have an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (“IHM”); be surveyed; be certificated; and ships destined for recycling, be recycled in accordance with the new Regulation, from the earlier of; (a) six months after the European List of approved yards reaches a combined capacity of 2.5 million LDT2; or (b) the end of December 2018.

Senior Loss Prevention Advisor Anuj Velankar and Senior Risk Assessor Chris Roberts are at the second Asian Maritime Casualty forum on 27th & 28th April 2017.