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Ship recycling is one of the most promising industries for Bangladesh. A significant amount of local steel demand is fulfilled by scrap metals from ship recycling yards. Bangladesh has been maintaining a competitive position in the ship recycling sector along with China, India, and Pakistan. But, in the absence of substantial workplace safety and infrastructure development and for not following international regulations, Bangladesh may lose its market share to other countries in this sector. This paper presents a financial analysis to establish compliant ship recycling facilities that will fulfill the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) requirements. This analysis has considered all the facilities of a compliant ship recycling yard, including impermeable floors, mechanized systems, oily water separators, firefighting systems, and other special features. The worthiness, scalability, and sustainability of investing in the development of compliant ship recycling facilities have been assessed from Bangladesh’s perspective and the benefits over the conventional ones have been discussed. Also, the challenges for ship recyclers and their prevalent perspective toward establishing compliant ship recycling facilities have been depicted. Lastly, recommendations have been suggested to assist the ship recyclers in Bangladesh by encouraging them to invest and enable HKC-compliant ship recycling to harness long-term economic rewards.
Author(s): Dipto SS, Rahman H, Mehtaj N, Mawla MS, Zakaria NMG, Dev AK
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: 13th International Conference on Marine Technology (MARTEC 2022)
Year of Conference: 2023
Print publication date: 03/01/2023
Online publication date: 16/05/2023
Acceptance date: 09/05/2023
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4446241
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4446241
Series Title: SSRN Electronic Journal
