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Lack of Tonnage Keeps Hampering the Ship Recycling Market

portnews - October 26, 2022

According to the shipbroker, in the latest Ship Recycling Forum in Dubai, “several presentations were provided to the audience by the ship recyclers and...

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Alphaliner: Scrapping Unlikely to Solve Containership Overcapacity

portnews - October 26, 2022

The imbalance in the container shipping sector is increasing as global demand recedes after a two-year surge. Despite the efforts of carriers by blanking...

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Box ships set for a cull, but smaller vessels the most likely to get the chop

portnews - October 26, 2022

A period of aggressive vessel scrapping will be required to address a looming “severe risk of overcapacity” in container shipping. But the likely demolition candidates...

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NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 73 ships were dismantled from July to September

portnews - October 26, 2022

In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. In total, 73 ships were dismantled...

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Carriers may have to scrap younger ships in upcoming years

portnews - October 26, 2022

With an abundance of new tonnage set to enter the container market in the years ahead, and with demand and volumes appearing to have...

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45 ships ended up at Asian beaching yards in Q3

portnews - October 26, 2022

A total of 73 vessels were scrapped during the third quarter, of which 62 percent ended up on beaches in South Asia, writes Shipbreaking...

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Shipbreaking Market Continues to Dim

portnews - October 24, 2022

The world gathered this week at a ship recycling conference in Dubai, for the first time in three years due to the onset of...

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Carnival’s Oldest Cruise Vessel, the “Ecstasy” Retires After 31 Years of Service

portnews - October 17, 2022

Carnival's cruise ship, the Carnival Ecstasy concluded its final voyage at the port of Mobile, Alabama on October 15th after 31 years of service....

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Bangladesh: Shipbreaking slumps by half amid lower imports in Shipbuilding

portnews - October 17, 2022

Bangladesh: Shipbreaking slumps by half amid lower imports in ShipbuildingScrap vessel imports slumped by half in the first nine months of the year as Bangladesh...

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