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Studies

• ECORYS-DNVGL-Erasmus University of Rotterdam study for DG Environment: "Financial instrument to facilitate safe and sound ship recycling" (pdf~1,9Mb)

• BIO intelligence service study for DG Environment:" Feasibility of a list of “green and Safe” ship dismantling facilities and of a list of ships likely to go for dismantling" (pdf~4,1Mb)

• COWI study for DG Environment: " Support to the impact assessment of a new legislative proposal on ship dismantling"
  • Report (pdf~2,1Mb)
  • Annex A (xls~261Kb)
  • Annex B (xls~215Kb)
    
    

• Milieu/COWI for DG Environment " Study in relation to options for new initiatives regarding dismantling of ships " (October 2009): Executive summary (pdf~240kb), Early transposition (pdf~490kb), Ship dismantling fund (pdf~350kb), Table of correspondance (pdf~580kb), Appendixes (pdf~225kb), List of relevant documentation (pdf~260kb).

• COWI study for DG Environment on "Ship dismantling and pre-cleaning of ships" (June 2007) (pdf~2,2Mb)

• COWI study for DG Energy and Transport on "Oil Tanker Phase Out and the Ship Scrapping Industry" (June 2004)

• DNV/Appledore (for DG III / Enterprise): Technological and Economic Feasibility Study of Ship Scrapping in Europe (Feb. 2001)

LIFE project

• RECYSHIP (LIFE07 ENV/E/000787 Recyship) is a pilot project for the decontamination and recycling of end of life vessels.

Recent and ongoing research projects (DG Research):

• SHIPDISMANTL Cost-effective and environmentally sound dismantling of obsolete vessels. The project was funded with 1.5m € under the 6^th European Research Framework Programme (FP6).

• SHIPMATES Shiprepair to maintain transport which is environmentally sustainable. The project was funded with 2.150.000 € under the 6^th European Research Framework Programme (FP6).

• DIVEST Dismantling of Vessels with Enhanced Safety and Technology. Project foreseen under the 7th European Research Framework Programme (FP7).
• Work of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on ship recycling:
  • Study "Study on the Certification of Ship Recycling Facilities"
  • For further work at EMSA, see website.