Ship Recycling Status in Bangladesh and Annual Reusable Material Output by Khandakar Akhter Hossain in BJSTR
Abstract
The fabric of a ship, whether of wood a century ago, or steel today
has always had considerable value. Ship recycling is an engineering
process [1] of dismantling obsolete ship to collect useable materials.
One interesting point is that, the shipping industry is well ahead of
other industries, such as the automotive and aviation sectors, in
re-using some 85-98% of a ship by weight. On the other hand, even if
ship
recycling has been efficient in providing a ready supply of steel and
other metals for re-use, there has been a cost in terms of lives lost
and local
environmental impact. The demolition of ships is widely associated with
dangerous practices and pollution. Cutting apart big steel structures
is a complex and hazardous business. And even though a high proportion
by weight of the ship’s structure is re-usable, there are significant
amounts of plastics, chemical product and other materials that should be
handled carefully and appropriately. However, there are few dozen
operational ship-recycling yards located along coastal belt at
Chittagong of Bangladesh [2] comprehensively. This industry provide main
source
of steel, create huge employment [3] and generates large amounts of
revenues for the government of Bangladesh. It is also contributing to
the
local shipbuilding industry.
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