Ship breaking or ship dismantling is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap. Ship breaking allows the materials from the ship, especially steel, to be recycled and made into new products. This lowers the demand for mined iron ore and reduces energy use in the steelmaking process. Equipment on board the vessel can also be reused. While ship breaking is sustainable, there are concerns about the use of poorer countries without stringent environmental legislation. It is also considered one of the world's most dangerous industries and very labour-intensive.
We strongly dislike the beach dismantling that happens on the beaches of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They pollute the oceans severly with all kind of chemicals running from the dismantled ships directly in to the sea. The working environment is very dangerous as (young)people with no protection gear, work here many hours a day for a low icome, with serious chance for (fatal) accidents or getting ill from the chemicals.
The solution: Together we will tackle the unsustainable shipbreaking practices that undermine the maritime industry. This mission comes with increasing urgency as the number of ships to be dismantled is forecast to increase in the coming years.
Our partners will integrate and develop innovative technologies to create the world's most sutainable dismantling yards where chemicals no longer will run into the sea and a safe working environment is guaranteed by implementing robotic processes. Still a great number of employment needed as the speed of dismantling is significantly higher, which is interesting for the steel industry as major buyer as well.
Together with our partner Blue OOSEAN we can present and discuss a 100% sustainable innovative and circular ship dismantling yard. Economic wise very interesting for employment and production (export) of steel.