The European Commission’s lack of progress in producing a workable list of approved yards for recycling European Union-flagged vessels gives the impression that it does not owe a duty of care to the shipping industry.
The EU Ship Recycling Regulation (SRR) came into force on 30 December 2013 but its provisions did not all take effect immediately. Instead, EU-flagged ships will have to be recycled in accordance with the new regulation from the earlier of two dates: either six months after the list of approved yards reaches a combined capacity of 2.5
