The Covid-19 pandemic is leaving owners in danger of not complying with new European Union scrapping regulations, Bimco has warned.
The shipowners organisation said companies may not be able to finalise their inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) survey in time.
They will then be in breach of the new European Ship Recycling Regulation (SRR).
The new rules require that all vessels of more than 500 gt have to comply from 31 December, if they are visiting EU or European Economic Area (EEA) ports.
