When recycling and re-using goods and products has become an important requirement now, the shipbreaking method has also witnessed the recycling of the parts of the vessel.
Moreover, with the rise in awareness towards the maritime environment, there have been several changes in the process, which have given rise to a new term – green ship recycling. International Maritime Organisation’s Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 also strictly directed that vessels that are being recycled after their service lives should not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety and to the environment. As a viable alternative to other methods of shipbreaking that makes negative effects on the environment, green ship recycling has been introduced across the world. As a way of responsible ship recycling, this method reduces the amount of waste and also keeps the waste materials from shipbreaking out of the beaches, reducing its impact on the environment.