Consultation Responses

Shipbreaking in Third Countries

Short Consultation Period on Shipbreaking Lacks Clarity on Economic Impact on the Maritime Industry Danish Ports supports the consultation response from the Danish Shipowners’ Association. Danish Ports also views the Hong Kong Convention positively, as it aims to ensure that shipbreaking takes place at certified shipbreaking facilities. The latter is specifically intended to ensure that working conditions are safe and that hazardous materials are handled in an environmentally sound manner. It is regrettable that not a single country has ratified the convention, but the EU can take the lead by ratifying the adopted convention without further restrictions. Danish Ports fully understands the desire for the EU to push for ratification, but considers it essential to ensure, through thorough analysis, that the proposal does not have economic or administrative consequences for the maritime industry or conflict with the EU’s maritime transport policy or the EU’s White Paper on Transport, both of which focus on increasing maritime growth and reducing road traffic in favor of maritime transport. Read the government’s summary on shipbreaking