{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Ship recycling","description":"Ship recycling is the controlled dismantling of end-of-life vessels and the recovery of their materials, mainly steel, copper, aluminium and machinery components. The process starts with decontamination: asbestos, PCBs, waste oil, refrigerants and residual fuels must be removed before the hull is cut up. The legal framework is the IMO Hong Kong Convention and, in Europe, the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, which requires EU-flagged ships to be dismantled in approved facilities; every vessel carrie","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/ship-recycling","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-09-14T17:05:14.173992","citation":"Frachtportal-News «EU startet maritime Industrieallianz für Schiffe und Häfen» (14.09.2026); Europäische Kommission, EU Industrial Maritime Strategy COM(2026)111","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/ship-recycling","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ship recycling · Ship recycling is the controlled dismantling of end-of-life vessels and the recovery of their materials, mainly steel, copper, aluminium and machinery components. · Quelle: Frachtportal-News «EU startet maritime Industrieallianz für Schiffe und Häfen» (14.09.2026); Europäische Kommission, EU Industrial Maritime Strategy COM(2026)111"}