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Disposal Options for Ships
This book identifies and evaluates options for the disposal of U.S. Navy andU.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) ships. Four options are considered:long-term storage, domestic recycling, overseas recycling, and reefing(i.e., the sinking of ships to build artificial reefs). The authorsexamined the use of private and public U.S. shipyards, internationalorganizations, and partnerships between U.S. and foreign companies. Thestudy took applicable environmental and worker health and safety regulationsinto account to arrive at estimates of the costs, benefits, capacities,capabilities, feasibility, and risks associated with each option. It foundthat the Navy and MARAD should exploit the experience gained in the Navy_songoing Ship Disposal Program and the recently initiated MARAD program todispose of poor-condition ships in the inventory. Such a strategy wouldreduce the current risk of ship sinking or other notable environmentaldamage., At the same time, this study also found that both agencies shouldinitiate coordinated discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and other coastal regulatory authorities to develop standards forreefing that will make it a viable, long-term option for disposing of asmany of the 358 ships in the current inactive fleet as possible. The Navyand MARAD should not opt for overseas recycling; such a program wouldinvolve many impediments and difficulties. Neither should they opt forlong-term storage, which entails high and uncertain costs and only defers,rather than solves, the problem of disposing of the ships.
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Pages: 176
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-3014-0
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Acronyms and Abbreviations PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
Long-Term Storage PDF
Chapter Three:
Domestic Recycling PDF
Chapter Four:
Overseas Recycling PDF
Chapter Five:
Reefing PDF
Chapter Six:
Analyzing the Ship Disposal Options PDF
Appendix A:
The Fleet for Disposal PDF
Appendix B:
Estimating the Amount of Recyclable Materials and Wastes in Domestic Ship Recycling PDF
Appendix C:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Vessels PDF
Appendix D:
Scrap Metal Prices PDF
Appendix E:
Cost-Revenue Spreadsheet Model PDF
Bibliography PDF
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