A confusion of ship recycling regulation

Philip Roche, of Norton Rose Fulbright, admits solutions around ship recycling are currently far and few between

Ship recycling, or ship breaking as it used to be termed, is not a glamorous subject. But it has the capacity to generate a surprising amount of passion and confusion. In the shipping industry's race to decarbonise, to embrace environmental and social governance and take advantage of new technology, ship recycling is not a subject which necessarily excites or engages.