Podcasts

HKC and the Worker’s Voice - Episode 2: EUSRR, Fair Recognition, and the Future of Worker-Centred Ship Recycling

In this episode of GMS Podcasts, Dr. Anand Hiremath, CEO of the Sustainable Ship and Offshore Recycling Program, continues his conversation with Mr. Vidhyadhar Rane, General Secretary ...

HKC and the Worker’s Voice – Episode 1: What HKC Means for Workers in Alang

In this episode of GMS Podcasts, Dr. Anand Hiremath, CEO of the Sustainable Ship and Offshore Recycling Program, speaks with Mr. Vidhyadhar Rane, General Secretary of the Alang Sosiya Ship Recycling ...

EU Ship Recycling Regulation Draft Guidance: What It Means for Alang and Global Recycling

In this episode of GMS Podcasts, Jamie Dalzell, Head of GMS Singapore, speaks with Dr. Anand Hiremath, CEO of the Sustainable Ship and Offshore Recycling Program, about ...

Safer Shifts at Scale: Training Habits That Travel Across Ship Recycling Yards

Safer ship recycling is built in everyday routines. In this episode of GMS Podcasts, Jamie Dalzell, Head of GMS Singapore, speaks with Dr. Anand Hiremath, GMS Chief Sustainability Officer and lead of ...

Europe’s Ship Recycling Ambitions: Policy vs. Reality

In this episode of the GMS Podcast, host Jamie Dalzell speaks with Dr. Anand Hiremath, Chief Sustainability Officer at GMS, about Europe’s efforts to expand ship ...

Deep Water Recovery vs Alang: Key Lessons for HKC-Compliant Ship Recycling

In this GMS Maritime Matters podcast episode, host Ingrid speaks with Dr. Anand Hiremath, CEO of the Sustainable Ship and Offshore Recycling Program ...

HKC implementation in Bangladesh: In conversation with BSRB’s Director General

In this new episode of the GMS podcast, we turn our attention to Bangladesh, a key ship recycling nation preparing for full compliance with the Hong Kong Convention (HKC). At present, 17 yards ...

Hong Kong Convention Series | Episode 6: SSORP in Practice – What Shipowners Need to Know Post-HKC

In Episode 6 of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Podcast Series, the focus shifts from policy to execution. With the Hong Kong Convention now officially in force, this episode explores how the Sustainable ...

Hong Kong Convention Series | Episode 5 – Compliance Maze: HKC, Basel Convention & EUSRR explained

In Episode 5 of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Series, Ingrid and Henning address one of the most pressing questions for shipowners:
Can you recycle a vessel compliantly without getting caught ...

Hong Kong Convention Series | Episode 4 – ESG, Compliance & Capital: The Business Case for HKC

In Episode 4 of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Series, Ingrid and Henning explore the business impact of ESG and regulatory compliance in ship recycling.
Can compliance unlock capital and reduce ...

Hong Kong Convention Series | Episode 3 – Recycling Yards & the HKC: Upgrades, Opportunity, and a Stronger Value Chain

Episode 3 of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Podcast Series features Ingrid and Henning discussing the evolving role of ship recycling yards under the Hong Kong Convention, which came into effect on 26 ...

Hong Kong Convention Series | Episode 2 – Shipowners & the HKC: Prepare, Stay Ahead, and Leverage the Shift

In this second episode of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Series, Ingrid and Henning explore what the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) on 26 June 2025 means for shipowners involved in ...

Beyond the June Deadline – The Future of Green Ship Recycling

As the Hong Kong Convention officially enters into force on June 26, 2025, this final episode in the GMS podcast series explores what lies ahead for the ship recycling industry. Can ...

Episode 2: From Paper to Practice – Challenges and Realities of HKC Implementation

In Part 2 of the GMS podcast series on the Hong Kong Convention (HKC), we focus on what happened after the Convention was adopted in 2009. Why did it take 16 years to come into force? ...

Episode 1: The Origin Story of the Hong Kong Convention with Dr. Nikos Mikelis and Dr. Anand Hiremath

This episode launches the GMS exclusive podcast series on the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC).

Host Henning is ...

Hong Kong Convention Series | Episode 1 – Changing Ship Recycling for Good

Ingrid and Henning kick off the GMS Hong Kong Convention Series with a clear look at how the new regulations will reshape ship recycling. They trace the story from adoption in May 2009 to the moment ...