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Shipbreaking # 32

9 Aug 2013

Shipbreaking # 32

The 32nd bulletin of information and analysis on Ship-breaking is published (75 pages). It covers the month of May, June and July 2013. In 8 years, the ship-breaking bulletin has become a reference in this field across the globe. Information and photographs are sent to Robin des Bois by regular or occasional correspondents.

Over the last three months, 271 ships have been sent to demolition. They total over 2.2 million tonnes of metal. 106 (39%) were built in Europe, 88 (32%) belonged to European owners, 241 (89%) were sent to Asia.

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“Shipbreaking” # 31

17 May 2013

“Shipbreaking” # 31

Bulletin of information and analysis on ship demolition

Europe is sending illegally more and more vessels to be broken up in Asia. She is not the only one doing this way.

In this edition :

– Overview January 1 to April 30, 2013

MSC Flaminia

Baco-Liner

– Marseille, the waiting room for scrapping in Asia

– The scandalous export of the Lyubov Orlova

– Welcome to Chennai Port, the Nightmare before Scrapping

– Letters to the Editor

– France Telecom cable layer Chamarel

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“Shipbreaking” # 30 – The Ship Demolition World Tour

22 Jan 2013

“Shipbreaking” # 30 – The Ship Demolition World Tour

– The final 2012 sprint, p 6

– 2012, a record year, p 7

293 ships in 2006

1328 in 2012

– already broken up, but heading for demolition ! p 1

– ships without place of refuge, p 4

– a regular visitor to the Belgian Congo to be scrapped in Lithuania, p 67

“Shipbreaking” # 30, 69 pages – 4,7 Mo

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“Shipbreaking” # 28

30 Jul 2012

“Shipbreaking” # 28

Everything on ship-breaking from  April16th to July 15th

56 pages of texts and illustrations; “Shipbreaking” # 28 (pdf – 3,70 Mo)

– A scandal in Portugal.

– A fast ship leaves for breaking.

– Europe, number one exporter in the world … of out of use ships

– A sheep cruise liner runs aground in Chittagong

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“Shipbreaking” # 27

3 May 2012

“Shipbreaking” # 27

“Shipbreaking” # 27, Robin des Bois’ periodical bulletin on ship demolition is available.

This edition contains inventories on the rush towards Asia of ships to be broken up, the prices of metal by country, portraits of the ex-Exxon Valdez and of the Pacific Princess gone for demolition in India and Turkey and the presentation of a ship-breaking facility project in Senegal.

74 pages of information and photos to discover the world of sea and shipping. (pdf – 3,9 Mo)

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Pacific Princess, the Love Boat is not enternaining anymore
© ABC

ALC27-lion de mer_Akademik Vavilov_RoindesBoisA sea lion loses a place of refuge on the Akademik Vavilov © Marinetraffic

 

Ship-breaking.com # 27

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