Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 06/2024
Circular recycling pilot project launched in the Netherlands
Damen Shipyards Group has embarked on a pilot project to dismantle a small tug at its Botlek facility in Rotterdam in a circular way, fully in line with EU regulations. The 15.4m-long tug, Jan , built in 1927, is to be dismantled in accordance with the EU’s Ship Recycling Facility Plan at the Botlek site, one of the few facilities that has been certified under EU regulations. Bottelier Slooptechniek, a partner in the project and a fully certified specialist in circular demolition, is responsible for dismantling the vessel and managing the dismantled material....