- the SRTI is focused on safe and responsible ship recycling at the end of life for vessels
- it was launched in 2018 and is focused on improving transparency in the ship supply chain
SRTI promotes transparency in ship recycling policies, practices, and processes to promote more responsible life-cycle management of vessels says an article on Freight Waves.
Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Two of the worst ship recycling practices are using manual labor instead of automation and releasing parts of ships into the tidal zone, according to Andrew Stephens, Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) executive director.
Confronting those types of issues is the goal of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), an independent platform hosted by the SSI. Launched in 2018, the SRTI is “focused on safe and responsible ship recycling at the end of life for vessels” and improving transparency in the ship supply chain, Stephens said.
“Ship recycling is an end-of-life industry. It’s one of the most hazardous parts of the shipping sector, but it’s hardly known to very many. The practices that are being exposed by others [have shown] the unsafe practices within the industry,” Stephens said.
Ocean disposal
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, as many as 10 vessels are disposed of in the ocean each year using the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. They are typically larger vessels since smaller vessels can more easily be disposed of on land.
The EPA said that ocean disposal should only be considered if reusing, recycling, or scrapping parts of the vessel or disposing of the vessel on land is not possible.
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Source: Freight Waves
