Brazil set to become sustainable ship recycling hub

(Offshore-energy.biz) Brazil is poised to become a significant player in the global ship recycling market, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said.

With the country’s extensive coastline and robust maritime industry, many existing facilities, primarily engaged in shipbuilding and repair, have the potential to expand into recycling, according to the NGO.

Professor Newton Pereira from the Federal Fluminense University (Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)) told the NGO that Brazil is likely to become an important destination for ship owners looking for the sustainable disposal of their assets.

From already existing large infrastructure in the States of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Pernambuco to strict national regulations on hazardous waste management, from a soon-to-be-approved national bill mirroring the European Union Ship Recycling Regulation to the shift in policy of the country’s oil and gas company Petrobras and the scrapping of Petrobras’ P-32 and P-33 in Brazil, the country stands on the cusp of ‘radical transformation’.

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