Commission wants new rules on shipbreaking

摘要

The European Commission wants to reform the ship recycling industry through a proposal to tighten the law on shipbreaking.rnWith the new regulation, the Commission is determined to ensure that European ships are only recycled in facilities that are safe for workers and environmentally sound.rnMore than 1,000 large old commercial ships, such as tankers and container vessels, are recycled for their scrap metal every year, but many European ships end up in substandard facilities on the tidal beaches of South Asia.