Shipbreaking #67, the International Shipbreaking Show. “Dividend is a priority”
Shipbreaking #67
April-May-June 2022
62 pages, 98 sources, 231 photos
Shipbreaking #66, the International Shipbreaking Show
“Shipbreaking” # 66, the World as it is
77 pages, 250 photos, 85 sources
Bulletin of information and analysis on ship demolition
January-February-March 2022
Chem P, ex container ship Sea Witch, adrift off Algeria
The Chem P departed from Algeciras (Spain) on February 18, 2022. She was expected in Malta on February 27. Since February 23, she has been suffering engine failures off the Algerian coast and is alternating drifts and reduced speeds.
“Shipbreaking” # 65, the International Shipbreaking Show
Bulletin of information and analysis on ship demolition
October-November-December 2021
76 pages, 106 sources, 223 photos (+ 8 maps), 13 Mo
https://robindesbois.org/wp-content/uploads/shipbreaking65.pdf
Spotlight on shipbreaking and on the maritime economy in post Covid-crisis
Shipbreaking #64, the International Shipbreaking Show
“Shipbreaking” # 64
Bulletin of information and analysis on ship demolition
July-August-September 2021
85 pages, 102 sources, 302 photos (+ 3 maps), 16.1 Mo
https://robindesbois.org/wp-content/uploads/shipbreaking64.pdf
Shipbreaking n°63 – the summer boat-movie
76 pages, 226 photos, 79 sources (pdf, 12,4 Mo)
Brest and Genoa are setting about it! It is in Brest that the tanker Varzuga will be scrapped. Coming from Murmansk, she was initially to be scrapped in Turkey.
The world economy is picking up. In the Indian subcontinent, demolition yards are buying the tonne of scrap metal at around 550 US$, with peaks of over 800 US$ for end-of-life ships containing stainless steel. The proceeds of the sale are increasingly channelled through the British Virgin Islands.
The Russian tanker will be scrapped in Brest
The Russian tanker Varzuga left Murmansk in tow of the Christos XXIV for a shipbreaking yard in Aliaga, Turkey, on April 17, 2021. She should finally arrive in Brest on the evening of Saturday, July 10, in tow of the VB Gascogne. The operation is being monitored by the Channel and North Sea Prefecture. It recommended the towing to be carried out during a favourable weather window with wave heights of less than one metre.
What future for the Christos XXIV and the Varzuga ?
Update June 18, 2021
The Christos XXIV returned to sea on Tuesday 15 June at 5pm heading to Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain). The 50 year old tug, her 8 Filipino sailors and her 2 Greek officers stayed in Le Havre for 1 month and 8 days.
The Christos XXIV left alone, leaving the Varzuga at Joannès Couvert wharf. Discussions are still ongoing between the owner of the old Russian ship, the maritime authorities and a French demolition yard. The Varzuga will have to be accompanied in the demolition yard by her green passport, which she lacked when she left Murmansk. The green passport is a map with an estimate of the quantities of hazardous materials on the ship at the end of her life.
The Varzuga’s detention should end within 10-15 days.
