Hong Kong Convention
Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, with the Guidelines for its Implementation
Abstract
The new Convention intends to address all the issues around Ship recycling, including the fact that ships sold for scrapping may contain environmentally hazardous substances such as asbestos, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, ozone-depleting substances and others.
© International Maritime Organization 2013
