The final list of yards approved to handle the recycling of European flag ships from 31 December 2018 has been published.

Applications from other facilities are being processed but the European Ship Recycling Regulation (SRR) kicks off with, as expected, 26 facilities, including three from outside the European Union.

Those non-EU shipbreakers comprise two belonging to Leyal of Turkey, as well as International Shipbreaking of Brownsville, Texas.