Maritime environmental experts

IHM and hazmat specialists

Responsible ship recycling

We help the maritime industry transform to a sustainable future.

Our story

Dedicated to sustainable practices in the ship recycling sector

MARHAZ was founded in 2018 by Svend Boes Overgaard (CTD) and Dr. Frank Stuer-Lauridsen (LITEHAUZ) focusing on developing quality IHMs for the maritime sector. Together they brought over 40 years of combined maritime experience and a strong commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable and safe ship recycling to MARHAZ.

In 2024, CTD and Litehauz consolideat all their other ship recycling activities into MARHAZ, creating a fullsuite service company dedicated to service all ship recycling aspects and all stakeholders of the valuechain.

MARHAZ combines deep technical expertise with modern digital tools, cultural insight, and knowledge of diverse recycling methodologies to deliver smarter, safer, and more effective environmental compliance.

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Where we work

European expertise,
Global reach

Headquartered in Copenhagen with active operations throughout Europe and a dedicated presence in Bangladesh supporting sustainable ship recycling in South Asia.

We work in Copenhagen

MARHAZ ApS – Copenhagen HQ

Our European headquarter manages operations in Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, the North Sea, Sweden, Norway, Germany, as well as the broader EU maritime sector.

Enghavevej 72

1674 Copenhagen V

Denmark

CVR-no 39618281

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Bangladesh headquarters

MARHAZ Ltd – Bangladesh

Our South Asian office has strong expertise in sustainable ship recycling and also delivers a range of environmental services to other stakeholders across the regional maritime value chain.

Unit – A/3, 2nd Floor

Amanat Khan Tower

Dewanhat Circle

Chittagong, Bangladesh

No.CH-16368/20225

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Credentials

Certified and Approved

At MARHAZ, we operate under the ISO 17020 management system and work exclusively with accredited laboratories that comply with EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 or equivalent standards.

We are an approved service supplier with DNV for IHM work and Certified by Bureau Veritas and authorised by the Danish Safety Technology Authority to conduct asbestos removal, ensuring that our work meet the highest standards.

If you're in need of IHM services and your preferred classification society is not listed here, do not worry, our RO approval will be recognised by all other ROs, there is no need for additional RO approvals than the one we got.

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