News for Shipyards and Suppliers / Manufacturers

During the last meeting of MEPC (Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of IMO) changes have been made in regards to Cybutryne. For new coating and sampling of wet coating the threshold has been reduced to 200mg/kg whereas for samples from solid coating on hulls the previous threshold of 1.00mg/kg remains.

This requires updated MD and SDoC forms. They can be downloaded via the link provided below.

• Updated MD & SDoC Forms as per Res.MEPC.405(83)

“Is newer always better?”

• Considerations on extending life of ships and sustainability aspects

“Ensuring Maritime Compliance”

• Vision for IHM Compliance and Ship Recycling

  Very insightful interview

“A way ahead”

• Ship Recycling in a Nutshell

• Ship Recycling in a Nutshell (Arabic)

  Delve into common practices, innovations, sustainability and green steel

"Uncovering Myths Series"

• Part 1: Introduction to IHM and IHM Maintenance

• Part 2: IHM Development and Laboratories

• Part 3: The Myth of Sister Ships and cheap IHMs

• Part 4: Risks and True Costs of IHMs

• Part 5: Automation & Data Protection

• "Polarstern receives IHM care from GSR"

• "Oldendorff Carriers digitizes IHM maintenance with GSR"

• “Fake Fact” – IHM Maintenance Approaches

• "What are you doing" - shortcomings of IHM maintenance by shipowners and their service suppliers

• HIM practices

• IHM Practices

2018

• Responsible ship recycling starts with getting the IHM prepared

• Compliant recycling of a Navy Tanker

• New regulations will improve ship recycling, but shipowners must help 

• European CEO "Steadying the ship"

• HANSA International Maritime Journal: Green recycling and black sheep

• The European "Get on board with GSR"

• European Business Magazine “The Rise of Green Shipping”

2017

• Cision Sustainable Ship Recycling Company GSR Services Scoop Prestigious Business Worldwide Magazine CEO Award

• Business Worldwide Magazine "Green and safe ship recycling on the agenda"

• europeanceo "Shipbreaking is a vital industry, but environmental reform is needed"

• Green4See "Inventory of Hazardous Materials: Current status & best practice"

Before 2017

• Hansa International Maritime Journal "Hazardous Times in Europe?"

• IRS ClassNK Seminar

• Der Spiegel “Sought-after scrap”

• Tradewind's “Asbestos Failure By Class Societies”

• LZ Lüneburg “Marshall Plan as initial spark”

• Hamburger Abendblatt "The environmental detectives from Lüneburg"0.07.2012: Zeit Online "Scrappers are the winners of the crisis"

• Hansa International Maritime Journal "Good recycling including disposal costs more"

• VDR – German Maritime Shipping "Green Ship Recycling"

• Hansa International Maritime Journal "Why life cycle considerations have to go beyond known boundaries"

• Lloyds List “Ship recycling convention may unearth legal minefield”

IMO

• “Forms of Material Declaration and Suppliers Declaration of Conformity according to IMO and EU” (2025)

• Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (SR/CONF/45)

• 2023 Guidelines for the Development of Inventory of Hazardous Materials – Res. MEPC.379(80) (amendments via Res.MEPC.405(83) also applicable)

• 2011 Guidelines for the Development of the Ship Recycling Plan – Res.MEPC.196(62)

• 2012 Guidelines for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling – Res. MEPC.210(63)

EU

• REGULATION (EU) No 1257/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling and amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC

• "EU - Ship Recycling Facility Guidelines - FAQs" Requirements and procedure for inclusion of facilities located in third countries in the European List of ship recycling facilities - Technical guidance note under Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 on ship recycling

• "EMSA's Best Practice Guidance on the Inventory of Hazardous Materials" which provides a collection of best practices for development of IHMs which are not mandatory or to be used for approving of certifying IHMs 

Industry standard for IHM care:

• "Industry Guidance to Ship Suppliers and Shipowners on Materials Declarations for Inventories of Hazardous Materials"

(References to the IMO's IHM guidelines are outdated, but still relevant in content; the process implemented by GSR Services has always been reviewed by international professional associations, found to be correct and efficient, and formulated in this guidance as generally applicable)

Interesting studies and articles

• “SOS on the High Seas, Responsibilities of Financial Institutions in the Ship Finance Business”

• A short review on ship recycling methods and their images