21FEB2019 - NEWS - Cargo ship Star Gran of Norway based Grieg Star company sent for recycling under new EU regulation

Cargo ship Star Gran has recently become the first Grieg Star owned vessel to undergo recycling under the new EU recycling regulations. The Norwegian shipping company said the 43,759 dwt vessel started the recycling at LEYAL Ship Recycling Group in Turkey on February 20. Grieg Star noted that the cargo ship was one of the first vessels to be recycled under the EU regulation on Ship Recycling (EU SRR). The new EU SRR regulation came into force on December 31, 2018. It mandates the recycling of all large sea-going vessels sailing under an EU flag to take place in yards included in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

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