GSR Services GmbH

- 2021 - to date: Publicly sworn and appointed Expert IHM for Ships
– 2014 – to date: Guest professor at World Maritime University, Malmö/Sweden
– 2007 – to date: National Expert and ISO Project Leader of ISO / DIN e.V. for ISO 30.000 series on Ship Recycling, Team Member for Development of international standards for shipboard management of wastes

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Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

500,000€ - 599,999€

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500,000€ - 599,999€

GSr works for numerous shipowners and insertion of all data would take too much time.

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i. Background and experiences of GSR Services GmbH
GSR Services GmbH (GSR) is a private owned company (established in January 2011) for offering comprehensive expertise-based services for effective implementation of new requirements for enhancing the safety and environmental performance of global ship recycling industry. GSRs´ goal is improving the safety and environmental protection of ship recycling activities and closing the circle from cradle to cradle in the maritime industry.
Services for clients are provided along the whole life-cycle of ships, from manufacturers and suppliers of materials & components via shipyards, shipowners, brokers to ship recyclers including waste management in the hinterland as well as classification societies and flag states. GSR provides customer-oriented solutions based on its vast technical and legal experience and knowledge. GSR is well connected internationally to various stakeholder networks, also the CEO Henning Gramann has established the „International HazMat Association e.V.“ in 2013 for providing efficient and compliant IHM services to ship owners globally. GSR Services evaluates processes individually and to customer specific needs for providing the most practicable solutions.
ii. Global Service-Network
GSR Services is one of the most experienced and recognized expert companies for compliance with HKC and EU-SRR in the maritime industry. It´s international network of ~50 certified IHM-Experts currently covers major ports in 4 continents and offers support to all stakeholders along the entire lifecycle of ships.
iii. Examples of expertise and experience
GSR / Henning Gramann has various related experiences, as reflected i.e. in the list of his publications. Also he has significantly contributed to legal developments (HKC) and related guidelines at IMO under consideration of ILO, Basel Convention and other relevant international requirements. These activities were directly linked to his research and development projects at GL where he has built up the ship recycling department from 2006 till end of 2010.
Soon after establishment of GSR in January 2011 manifold projects throughout maritime supply chains, shipbuilding, fleet in service, end of life ships and ship recycling facilities were carried out.
iv. Examples of work experience in developing inventories of hazardous materials (IHM)
GSR Services has prepared more than 600 IHMs for new and existing ships acc. to Res. MEPC. 179(59), Res. MEPC 197(62), and Res. MEPC 269(68) since 2011 for small, medium and big owners.
v. Examples of work experience in relation to the environmental aspects of ship recycling
a. In 2013 GSR Services started working with 4 ship recycling facilities (SRFs) in Alang / India for a gap analysis and after that towards full compliance with Hong Kong Convention which was certified by ClassNK in 2015. As of 2020 ~40 SRFs have been certified by ClassNK. In Bangladesh GSR has finalized ~15 SRFPs and guides around 10 yards for implementation of HKC-requirements in their day-to-day operations.
b. Aim of these projects is to upgrade the ship recycling facilities from their current status to full compliance with Hong Kong Convention of IMO (HKC) and some additionally EU-SRR. The projects are based on sharing experience, technical & legal knowledge for developing concepts jointly with the SRFs. These projects are conducted under full consideration of HKC and related 2012 Guidelines for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Res. MEPC.210(63)).
c. These projects have significantly improved the safety and environmental performance of the participating SRFs and our clients have become the most renowned green and safe ship recycling providers.

• Suppliers & Manufacturers
• Development of Material Declarations (MD) and Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) for manufacturers and suppliers
• Integration of data management for preparation of “Material Declarations” (MD) and Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) in existing processes
• Shipyards
• Consulting for effective compilation of Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM)
• IHM preparation for shipyards
• Closing lack of information (MD) by acting as IHM Expert

• Shipowners (incl. Offshore Industry)
• IHM preparation (~500 IHMs till date)
• IHM-maintenance
• Coordination with Flag States and Classification Societies for managing “illegally installed asbestos” onboard ships
• Development of “Asbestos Maintenance and Management Plans” (AMMP)
• Decontamination planning
• Safe Operating Procedures for managing HazMats onboard
• Preparation of ships / platforms for recycling
• Selection of appropriate Ship Recycling Facility (SRF)
• Supervision of ongoing recycling projects
• Support for notifications for end of life ships

• Ship Recycling Facilities
• Preparation for Authorization acc. to Hong Kong Convention and EU-SRR
• Preparation for ISO 30000 certification
• Support for Ship Recycling Facility Plan (SRFP) preparations
• Support for Ship Recycling Plan (SRP) preparations
• Optimization of recycling processes for increased efficiency and avoidance of contamination
• HSE-Consulting (Health, Safety & Environment)
• Optimization of hinterland infrastructure and material streams
• Identification and selection of appropriate service suppliers
• Concepts for waste and hazardous waste management
• Increasing amount of recyclable materials

• Classification Societies & Administrations
• Advisor, technical consultant, trainer, special projects

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