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‘Useless’ global ship recycling treaty sparks criticism

ENDS Europe
Monday 18 May 2009
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A new international convention on ship recycling adopted by world governments at an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) conference in Hong Kong last Friday has been dismissed as "useless paper" by environmentalists and other campaigners.

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