Turkey has become the first major shiprecycling country to ratify the IMO’s Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC).
The move coincides with the 10-year anniversary since text of the convention was adopted in Hong Kong in 2009.
The instrument of ratification was deposited with the IMO by Umit Yalcin, ambassador and permanent representative of Turkey to the United Nations' organisation.
