Ship Recycling in Iran

This paper discusses the historical background and structure of the '2009 Hong Kong International Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships,' which establishes control and enforcement instruments related toship recycling, determining the control rights of port States and the obligations of flag States, Parties and recycling facilities under its jurisdiction. The Convention also controls the communication and exchange of information procedures, establishes a reporting system to be used upon the completion of recycling, and outlines an auditing system for detecting violations. The paper also reviews the potential and prospect for the establishment of a ship recycling industry in the Islamic Republic of Iran as a strategically located maritime country in the Middle East

Keywords:

Ship Recycling , Hong Kong and Basel Conventions , Islamic Republic of Iran