' South Asian countries recycle the bulk of ships,' N. T. Anildas explained when we were talking about the design of sustainable ships. Mr Anildas is the Managing Director of Conceptia, a company providing engineering services to the shipbuilding and oil & gas industries, and he discussed this topic during a recent AVEVA Marine seminar in Mumbai, India. ' I truly believe in sustainable shipbuilding, effective design, green technologies and responsible recycling and I take every opportunity to advocate it to my customers and peers alike,' Mr Anildas continued. He is in good company. In May 2009, at a diplomatic conference in Hong Kong, the International Maritime Organization ( IMO) adopted a new International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. Early ratification by governments of the ' Hong Kong Convention' is fully supported by the international shipping industry. Its aim is to ensure that ships do not pose any unnecessary risk to human health and safety or to the environment, when being deconstructed at the end of their operational life. Mr Anildas went on, ' I am glad that the international community is finally taking concrete measures to address environmental problems. At the moment, when ships are decommissioned, there is no inventory of recyclable parts or hazardous materials. The ship recycling industry has so far been in the domain of the national regulatory bodies. It is the only phase in a vessel's lifecycle to be excluded from regulation at an international level. The design, construct and build, operation and maintenance phases are all well regulated.' In India, the lack of an inventory of a ship's materials can be harmful, as roughly 50 per cent of all ships worldwide come to India to be decommissioned. At Alang, in Gujarat, nearly 20,000 people, in more than 160 yards, have been breaking ships ever since the first vessel, MV Kota Tenjong, was beached there on 13th February 1983. Workers here risk exposure to toxic substances, since vessels may well contain hazardous materials, such as asbestos, toxic sludge, PCBs and heavy metals. Shipbuilding is expected to grow through 2010 when around 800 single-hull tankers over 2,000 DWT will have to be phased out. ' The greening of shipbuilding and breaking has a long way to go,' Mr Anildas went on. ' We have been putting a lot of emphasis on designs that make ships more efficient and use less fuel, but we have sidestepped environmental and safety issues when it comes to recycling. ' Right now, ferrous materials are the main driver for recycling, but there is also a large quantity of non- metallic materials used on ships. As a designer, I am driven by cost factors when it comes to the selection of materials but, as an environmentally conscious person, I would like to evaluate what other materials can be used that will have a low carbon footprint and will be recyclable. In any case, the new international regulation requiring shipowners to equip new and existing ships in their ownership with inventories of materials is to be welcomed.' Shipowners will soon have to adhere to the regulations in the Hong Kong Convention when it comes into force. Other regulations include those covering methods of sale, ensuring a recycling facility is competent, developing a ship recycling plan, and the prior removal of hazardous materials. ' Ship- breaking can only become greener if ship design and shipbuilding themselves become more environmentally sensitive,' concluded Mr Anildas. AVEVA Marine to benefit shipowners Deconstructing ships is a balancing act between the valuable recyclable materials and the contaminants that must be correctly and cost- effectively managed. The more accurate the information provided, the lower the risk in recycling, and the better the potential return for the owner at the end of a vessel's life. The design stage is the most important stage in preparing ships which facilitate safe and environmentally sound deconstruction. In this phase, full 3D models created with AVEVA Marine can easily generate an inventory of materials that are not only important for recycling, but also for the vessel's lifetime support of maintenance and upgrades. The AVEVA Marine portfolio provides access to information regarding pipes: their potentially dangerous contents and their location in the ship, again, facilitating recycling. Using AVEVA solutions, owners can exercise more control over the entire recycling process, and plan a safe set of tasks for the entire project. For example, the 3D vessel model created with AVEVA Marine provides a graphical framework for checking and reporting on the recycling process. AVEVA NET, a project lifecycle management system, can manage different Bills of Material throughout the lifecycle of the ship: as designed, as built and as maintained. The latter can be particularly useful when decommissioning as it provides access to the most recent and accurate status of the ship. Besides negating risks during deconstruction, detailed knowledge of contaminants and their locations reduces the risk of accidental release to the environment during routine operation, repair and conversion. This not only enhances environmental protection, it also protects the health and safety of the ship's crew and shipyard workers. In the event of a marine accident, accurate drawings, or a 3D model of the vessel, are essential to ensuring a safe and efficient response. The tools and capabilities within AVEVA Marine combine to create a much better controlled environment for the construction, maintenance and efficient recycling of ships at the end of their lives. Today's ship designs have a major impact on effective and environmentally safe recycling in the future N. T. Anildas, Managing Director of Conceptia Marketing Communications AVEVA Asia Pacific AVEVA PIPELINE | 2010 Issue 2 | Page 35

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