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'Green' yards establish European Ship Recyclers Group

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ESR - recycling capacity in Europe is over a million tons
Five of the European Union's approved recycling yards have signed an agreement to establish the European Ship Recyclers Group (ESR).

The founding companies, Port of Bordeaux (France), Galloo (Belgium), Smedegaarden (Denmark), Scheepssloperij Nederland (Netherlands) and DDR (Spain) will operate under the flag of the International Ship Recycling Association. All five yards represent best industry practices in ship recycling.

'Our first target is to create awareness of the recycling capacity in Europe which today is over a million tons,' said newly elected ESR chairman Peter Wyntin. 'We have to ensure that our member yards are on the top of the shipowners’ list for dismantling their ships. Our message is a clear one: If we can handle them, let’s keep the EU-flagged ships in Europe.’

The ESR will speak as one voice with the European Commission, which is charged with implementing the new EU Ship Recycling Regulation. In future the group aims to unite all the 'green' European recycling parties.