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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily May 23, 2024 (Thu)

Should Japan build new shipbreaking yards?

There were no regulations in the past at demolition yards, but the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships is expected to improve the environment (Photo: A demolition yard in Bangladesh in 2016)
　“Blast furnaces turn iron ore into steel, allowing for the efficient mass production of high-qualit ・・・ %E3%80%80%E2%80%9CBlast+furnaces+turn+iron+ore+into+steel%2C+allowing+for+the+efficient+mass+production+of+high-quality+steel+for+use+in+automobiles+and+other+products.+Electric+furnace+manufacturers+have+long+been+troubled+by+impurities+found+in+scrap+iron+on+the+market.+Because+of+these+impurities%2C+general-purpose+steel+is+the+main+material+used.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+3rd+largest+ship+owner+in+the+world+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+steel+industry+insider+spoke+about+the+historical+advantages+of+blast+furnaces.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80With+Japanese+steelmakers+now+announcing+a+shift+from+blast+furnaces+to+electric+furnaces+one+after+another%2C+is+it+possible+to+resolve+the+issue+of+raw+materials+of+scrap+iron%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Scrapping+ships+may+hold+the+potential+to+solve+this+problem.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Many+people+currently+researching+the+utilization+of+scrap+iron+for+electric+furnaces+point+out+this+fact.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association%2C+as+of+mid-2022%2C+Japanese+merchant+fleets+%28ships+actually+owned+by+Japanese+shipping+companies+and+shipowners%2C+with+a+gross+tonnage+of+2%2C000+or+more%29+had+2%2C196+ships%2C+the+third+largest+in+the+world+after+Greece%2C+which+leads+the+world%2C+and+China%2C+which+ranks+second.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+VesselsValue%2C+a+major+British+ship+appraisal+company%2C+Japan%E2%80%99s+ship+assets+are+reportedly+number+one+in+the+world+in+terms+of+ship+value%2C+including+high-value-added+ships+such+as+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+carriers.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+a+long+time%2C+the+shipping+industry+had+little+interest+in+scrapping+old+ships+that+were+more+than+20+years+old.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+terms+scrap+%28the+act+of+recovering+unusable+waste%29+and+dismantling+%28the+act+of+recovering+what+can+be+reused%2C+such+as+breaking+up+a+ship%29+have+also+been+conflated.+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+Hong+Kong+International+Convention+for+the+Safe+and+Environmentally+Sound+Recycling+of+Ships+comes+into+force+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80One+key+factor+is+the+Hong+Kong+Convention+%28official+name%3A+the+Hong+Kong+International+Convention+for+the+Safe+and+Environmentally+Sound+Recycling+of+Ships%2C+2009%29%2C+which+will+come+into+force+in+June+2025.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+convention+was+ratified+by+Bangladesh%2C+a+major+dismantling+country%2C+and+Liberia%2C+a+major+flag+state%2C+in+June+2023%2C+clearing+the+requirements+for+it+to+come+into+force.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80With+the+entry+into+force+of+the+Hong+Kong+International+Convention+for+the+Safe+and+Environmentally+Sound+Recycling+of+Ships%2C+shipowners+will+be+required+to+keep+an+inventory+%28list+of+hazardous+substances%29+on+board+their+ships%2C+and+scrapping+yards+will+be+required+to+create+a+%E2%80%9CShip+Recycling+Facility+Plan%E2%80%9C+that+certifies+the+implementation+of+a+certain+level+of+safety+and+the+environment%2C+in+order+to+ensure+safe+and+environmentally+friendly+ship+dismantling.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80ClassNK+is+actively+involved+in+the+Hong+Kong+International+Convention+for+the+Safe+and+Environmentally+Sound+Recycling+of+Ships%2C+and+from+June+next+year%2C+dismantling+will+not+be+permitted+in+India+and+Bangladesh+at+shipbreaking+yards+that+are+not+certified+by+NK.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association%2C+as+of+2021%2C+the+country+ranked+first+in+carrying+out+ship+breaking+is+Bangladesh+with+8.16+million+gross+tons+%2855%25+share%29%2C+Pakistan+second+with+2.69+million+gross+tons+%2818%25%29%2C+India+third+with+2.39+million+gross+tons+%2816%25%29%2C+and+Turkey+fourth+with+1.02+million+gross+tons+%286.9%25%29%2C+These+top+four+countries+account+for+approximately+96%25+of+the+total.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+shipping+industry%2C+selling+an+old+ship+to+another+shipowner+as+is+is+called+%E2%80%9Cselling+the+ship+alive.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Many+shipowners+invest+in+ships+in+anticipation+of+the+sales+proceeds+from+selling+ships+alive%2C+which+ultimately+leads+to+a+recovery+of+their+funds.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Many+of+the+ships+sold+alive+are+operated+outside+of+developed+countries+for+a+few+years+and+then+sold+at+scrap+value+%28per+light+displacement+ton%29+to+India+or+Pakistan.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+the+term+%E2%80%9Cship+graveyard%E2%80%9C+suggests%2C+scrapped+ships+have+been+treated+as+%E2%80%9Cscrap%E2%80%9C+in+Japan+until+now.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80After+hearing+about+the+current+situation%2C+a+person+involved+in+iron+recycling+commented+as+follows.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+steel+manufacturer+that+produced+the+thick+plates+for+ships+is+clearly+identified%2C+and+there+is+also+a+list+of+their+ingredients.+The+iron+contains+very+few+impurities%2C+making+it+the+perfect+raw+material+for+electric+furnaces.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E2%96%A0+Towards+recycling-oriented+new+shipbuilding+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Singapore%2C+October+2023.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+main+participants+at+the+Ship+Recycling+Forum%2C+hosted+by+the+British+maritime+newspaper+TradeWinds%2C+were+ship-breakers+from+Bangladesh%2C+India%2C+Pakistan+and+Turkey.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80They+unanimously+said+the+following%3A+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThere+is+a+high+demand+for+quality+scrap+steel+domestically.+In+the+near+future%2C+when+the+supply+of+scrap+steel+from+the+U.S.+and+Asia+decreases%2C+we+would+like+to+import+it+from+Japan.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+the+conversion+to+electric+furnaces+progresses%2C+ship+scrap+is+positioned+as+the+largest+resource+that+can+be+recycled+in+Japan%2C+rather+than+being+%E2%80%9Cscrap.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Scrap+steel+is+also+a+valuable+resource+that+can+be+quickly+converted+for+military+use+in+the+event+of+an+emergency.+Japanese+people+still+remember+the+donations+made+during+the+war%2C+from+temple+bells+to+pots+and+kettles.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Can+a+shipbreaking+yard+be+built+in+Japan%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+the+conversion+to+electric+furnaces+progresses%2C+similar+voices+are+being+heard+from+the+shipping+industry.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+only+suitable+place+to+dismantle+large+cargo+ships+or+tankers+with+length+overall+exceeding+200-300+meters+is+a+shipyard+dock.+%E2%80%9CA+shipyard+is+a+place+to+build+new+ships%2C+not+a+place+to+carry+out+demolition+work%2C%E2%80%9C+said+a+shipbuilding+company+official.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+construction+of+new+ships+is+the+pride+of+a+shipbuilding+company.+Of+course%2C+there+is+no+disagreement+on+that.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80What+Japanese+shipbuilding+companies+are+currently+struggling+with+most+is+the+price+of+thick+plates+used+in+new+ships.+At+present%2C+thick+plates+for+shipbuilding+are+not+produced+using+electric+furnaces%2C+but+what+if+this+were+possible+with+electric+furnaces%2C+and+if+the+raw+material+for+those+furnaces+was+ship+scrap%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+ship+will+be+built+using+thick+plates+manufactured+by+the+shipper%2C+a+steel+manufacturer%2C+and+will+be+dismantled+in+Japan+after+a+voyage+of+more+than+20+years.+Ship+scrap+becomes+raw+material+for+electric+furnaces+and+will+be+turned+into+thick+plates+at+Japanese+shipyards.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80This+will+be+the+world%E2%80%99s+first+completely+recycling-oriented+new+ship.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80New+ships+built+by+Japanese+shipowners+using+true+green+steel+represent+the+recycling-oriented+future+that+Japan+is+aiming+for%2C+and+will+likely+become+a+technology+that+Japan+can+be+proud+of+on+the+world+stage.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%80%82%E3%83%9E%E3%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