The “Mirror Flags”: Ship registration in globalised ship breaking industry

Alcaide, Juan Ignacio; Piniella, Francisco; Rodríguez-Díaza, Emilio

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2016.08.020

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“…For the eco-ratings, the life-cycle perspective is complex. The decision on where and how to recycle a ship is often taken by other owners than the current ones, since ships often change hands during their life-cycle [74].…”

Section: Transparencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Do eco-rating schemes improve the environmental performance of ships?

2018

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This paper examines if eco-rating schemes improve environmental outcomes in the context of the international shipping industry. Shipping faces global environmental challenges and has recently witnessed the introduction of several eco-rating schemes aiming to improve the environmental performance of ships. Extending the private environmental governance literature into a mature service industry with global operations, the paper shows that concerns about eco-rating schemes' effectiveness also have relevance here. Shipping eco-rating schemes fall short of best practices for design and governance, and this hampers improvement efforts. The study has policy implications for the achievement of improved environmental outcomes in the shipping industry.

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Section: Transparencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Do eco-rating schemes improve the environmental performance of ships?

2018

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“…• Corporate Social Responsibility and Co-Development (Key Challenge 6) & Cruise Port Alliances & Development Governance (Key Challenge 7): Investments in the co-development of ports (as well as regions) through private-public partnerships could result to a more equitable sharing of risks and profits, whilst encouraging a longer-term perspective on sustainability in the widersense • Cruise Ship Life Cycle Management (Key Challenge 9): ' Ship-demolition' or 'Ship-breaking' (i.e. dismantling ships for recycling) is a global business (Ravichandran et al, 2012) and subjected to public scrutiny due to environmental hazards and developing-country exploitation associated with current practices (Ko&Gantner, 2016;Jain et al, 2016;Alcaidea, et al, 2016). Shorter 'market-lifecycles' for cruise ships and the necessity to adopt newer, environmentally-and energy-friendly technologies necessitate more effective ship-recycling approaches.…”

Section: Vertical (And 'Virtual') Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cruise ship life cycle management (Key Challenge 9): "Ship-demolition" or "Ship-breaking" (i.e. dismantling ships for recycling) is a global business (Ravichandran et al, 2012) and subjected to public scrutiny because of environmental hazards and developing-country exploitation associated with current practices (Ko and Gantner, 2016;Jain et al, 2016;Alcaidea et al, 2016). Shorter "market-lifecycles" for cruise ships and the necessity to adopt newer, environmentally and energy-friendly technologies necessitate more effective ship-recycling approaches.…”

Section: Vertical (And "Virtual") Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cruise tourism management: state of the art

Papathanassis

2017

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Purpose Cruise tourism is a dynamic, growing segment of tourism that has long ceased to represent a mere niche and is slowly but steadily entering the domain of mainstream tourism. Yet, cruise tourism represents a minor fraction of tourism-related literature and research (Papathanassis and Beckmann, 2011). This study aims to examine the main trends and state-of-the-art developments in cruise tourism. The intension is to provide a starting point, a basis for non-specialists in this area, for further interdisciplinary research. Design/methodology/approach Using the author’s previous research and expertise over the past decade, this paper aims at providing a concise overview of the key perspectives and concepts in cruise tourism, whilst highlighting the current and future challenges faced by the sector and its stakeholders. Findings In this context, the potential of information and communication technologies for cruise tourism development and research (e-cruising) is underlined. Originality/value Finally, this paper offers a comprehensive systemic definition of cruise tourism and the corresponding Cruise Entities, inter-Relationships and Themes (CruisERT) framework, highlighting relevant areas and questions for further research.

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“…The fact must also be taken into account that the data do not show changes of flag with the intention of ship dismantling, nor the configuration of the ownership of the global fleet in the main open registries (Table 1). Also, fragmentation in regulation blurs the allocation of responsibilities and the real problem [15,[20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Source: Authors' own production from survey compilation database 20. BIMCO standard contract for the sales of ship for recycling.…”

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