Asian Shipowners’ Forum
Ship Recycling Committee
c/o National Association of Chinese Shipowners
Rm. 508. 5th Fl. No. 10
Chung King S. Rd. Sec. 1
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
E-mail: nacsn@ms39.hinet.net
Tel: +886-2-2311-0239 Fax: +886-2-2311-6924

25 March 2011, Hanoi

Joint Statement
Adoptedat the 14th interim meeting of the Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASF)
Ship Recycling Committee (SRC)

The 14th Interim Meeting of the ASF Ship Recycling Committee was held in Hanoi on
25 March 2011. The meeting was attended by the Secretary General of the ASF andseventeen delegates from the ASF member associations of China, Chinese Taipei,Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Hong Kong. A representative of the Vietnam
Maritime Administration attended the meeting as an observer.

The attendance list isattached.

The meeting was hosted by the National Association of Chinese Shipowners (NACS)
and chaired by Mr. Bronson Hsieh, the Chairman of the ASF SRC.
The delegates expressed their appreciation to the Vietnam Shipowners’ Association(VSA) for arranging the meeting in Hanoi.

1. The SRC greatly supports the “Hong Kong International Convention for the Safeand Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009” and notes that guidelines
are being developed by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee(MEPC) to assist in the Convention's implementation.
The SRC is pleased to note that five countries, France, Netherlands, Italy, Saint
Kitts and Nevis and Turkey, have signed the Convention as of March 2011.
SRC encourages the governments of the major ship recycling countries, to1The

consider ratifying the Convention.

2. Since shipowners will have to assume the statutory obligation to produce theInventory of Hazardous Materials for their existing vessels within 5 years of theentry into force of the Convention, the SRC encourages cooperation between theconcerned parties (governments, classification societies, shipbuilders, etc.) for thesmooth preparation and development of the Inventory.
In this respect, the SRC notes that some classification societies have developed
software for the development of the Inventory for new ships, and that theshipbuilding-related associations of Japan, Korea and China are cooperating witheach other to produce a common manual for developing the Inventory as well as acommon format for Materials Declaration.

3. According to articles in the press, the high court of Bangladesh decided to shut
down ship breaking activity last year and new regulations which prevent demolition
without a pre-cleaning certificate from exporting countries have been issued.
While the Committee fully supports the safe and environmentally sound recyclingof ships, the SRC notes that there is concern that ship recycling capacity could
potentially fall short in the near future.

4. The SRC welcomed and accepted the proposal by NACS to host the 15th Interim
Meeting in Taipei.

5. Finally, it was confirmed that Asian shipowners, as major players in the global
shipping industry, will continue to discuss ways in which shipowners can promote
safer and more environmentally sound ship recycling.

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ASF SRCASF Ship Recycling Committee
C/O National Association of Chinese Shipowners
Rm.508. 5th Fl. No. 10 Chung King S. Rd.Sec.1
Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: nacsn@ms39.hinet.net
Tel: +886-2-2311-0239 Fax: +886-2-2311-6924

The 14th Interim Meeting of ASF Ship Recycling Committee
Hanoi, Vietnam 24 - 26 March 2011
Attendance List
1. Mr. Bronson HsiehChairman of ASF Ship Recycling Committee
Chairman of NACS
Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group
Chairman of Evergreen Marine Corp.

2. Mr. Sonoda Yuichi

Secretary General of ASF

3. Mr. Zhang Xiaosheng

Deputy Secretary General of CSA

4. Mr. Chen Zhengjie

Nominated Member to SRC of CSA
Director of Safety & Technology Superintendent Div,
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company

5.Mr. Paulis Djohan

Nominated Member to SRC of FASA-INSA
President of PT Era Indoasia Fortune

6. Mr. Dato’ Abdul Hak Ir.Md Amin Vice Chairman of FASA-MASA
Director of EA Technique (M) Sdn Bhd
7. Mr. Vu Huu Chinh

Vice Chairman of FASA-VSA

8. Mr. Do Xuan Quynh

Secretary General of FASA-VSA

9.Mr. Trinh The Cuong

Senior Officer of Vietnam Maritime Administration(VINAMARINE)

10. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh

Nominated member to SRC of FASA-VSA

11. Mr. Tran Thien

Nominated member to SRC of FASA-VSA

12. Mr. Chu Trung Kien

Nominated member to SRC of FASA-VSA

13.Mr. Do Truong Minh

Nominated member to SRC of FASA-VSA

14 Mr. Hoang Xuan Hien

Member of FASA-VSA
Senior Manager of BIEN DONG Shipping Co.

15. Mr. Le Quang Ut

Member of FASA-VSA

16. Mr. Arthur Bowring

Managing Director of HKSOA

17. Mr. Bob Hsu

Secretary General of NACS

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