The key points
- Ship recycling close-up
- Inventory of hazardous materials
- Strict tracking of waste
The commander of the Port Authority of Genoa, Admiral Nicola Carlone, approved the recycling plan of the Mar Grande ship of the Italian flag, whose demolition will be carried out at the Genoese shipyard San Giorgio del Porto.
It is a former cement plant built in 1970, 96 meters long and approximately 2800 gross tons. The ship is already moored in the port of Genoa e it will be demolished in about 90 days.
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It is the first case (after Costa Concordia) of naval demolition in Italy initiated pursuant to EU regulation 1257/2013 and the guidelines ofInternational maritime organization, through which they come ensure compatible procedures for environmental matrices (air, water, soil) and, at the same time, the safety and health of workers.
With the Ministerial Decree of 12 October 2017, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (in agreement with that of the Environment) assigned the supervision of the correct application of the Community regulation to the general command of the Port Authorities, entrusting the territorial offices of the body with the approval of plans ship recycling and the execution of the related control activities.
Two stages of demolition
The operations involve one first phase of lightening with the ship floating, followed by a second phase in the pelvis, during which the removal of all liquids still present on board (residual oils, bilge water, and so on) and the cutting of all the plates, from the superstructures to the keel, is foreseen.