Shipbreaking
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Asia
Tsuneishi’s Philippine ship recycling ambitions thwarted
Japanese shipyard giant Tsuneishi’s long-held plans to develop a ship recycling site in the Philippines have been put on hold,…
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Contributions
Ships ought to be designed with dismantling in mind
Panagiotis Galanis, aged 14, is a grade nine student at the Hellenic-American Educational Foundation. He writes exclusively for Splash on…
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Shipyards
Ship recycling transparency gains traction
The first report of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) was launched at TradeWinds’ Ship Recycling Forum 2019 in Hong…
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Shipyards
Recycling market leaves many puzzled
The ship recycling market is seeking price stability at present with some experts describing the current status as puzzling and…
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Europe
Turkey ratifies HK recycling convention
Turkey has ratified the IMO Hong Kong Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. The country is…
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Asia
NAT and Sinokor branded shipping’s worst ‘corporate dumpers’ for their scrapping decisions
Sinokor and Nordic American Tankers have been branded the world’s worst two “corporate dumpers” for their ship scrapping decisions last…
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Greater China
Calls grow for Beijing to scrap ship recycling ban
Calls are growing for Beijing to scrap its ban on importing ships for recycling. Effective January 1, China, the fourth…
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Asia
76 shipbreakers in India are now HK-compliant
GMS, the world’s largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, has revealed that there are now 76 yards in India…
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Containers
Boxship scrapping levels lowest since 2008
The supply/demand imbalance in the container shipping segment is worsening with Alphaliner reporting 2018 will mark the lowest level of…
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Shipyards
Green recycling picks up as price differential narrows
Despite China’s imminent exit from the international ship recycling scene, Clarkson Research is reporting a significant uptick of inquiries for…
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Asia
Protests ring out at deadly Gadani
Hundreds of workers protested yesterday at the Gadani shipbreaking site in Pakistan, demanding firm action be taken to improve conditions…
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Europe
Costamare boxship scrapped for $502 per ldt
Costamare has netted a very strong $502 per ldt in offloading a 20-year-old, 3,842 teu boxship to Indian breakers. The…
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Europe
Europe has the capacity to recycle all EU-flagged ships
Europe has more than adequate capacity to recycle EU-flagged ships, according to new analysis from the International Ship Recycling Association…
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Asia
Liberty House plans to convert ABG Shipyard into a ship recycling site
Liberty House, the UK metals group owned by Sanjeev Gupta, plans to convert struggling ABG Shipyard into a steel plant…
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Asia
Fire hits VLCC at Gadani
A major fire erupted onboard a decommissioned VLCC under demolition at Pakistan’s Gadani recycling area yesterday, just days after the…
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Asia
Bangladesh to recycle first ship to HK rules
Just as China has signalled its exit from the international ship scrapping scene, Bangadesh has stepped up to the plate,…
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Environment
Owners slammed for spreading fake news on green recycling capacity
Shipowner claims that there will not be enough EU-approved ship recycling capacity following China’s exit from the international ship recycling…
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Greater China
Ship recycling association urges Beijing to rethink scrap ban
The International Ship Recycling Association (ISRA) has urged Beijing to rethink its decision to ban the import of foreign vessels…
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Asia
Pakistan to resume tanker scrapping
Sources tell Splash there has finally been a breakthrough in Pakistan with authorities signing off and consenting to the lifting…
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Europe
Seatrade mulls appealing ship recycling fine
Dutch reefer operator Seatrade has questioned a Rotterdam court’s decision to impose fines on the company for its ship recycling…
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