“Shipbreaking” #45, July 1 – September 30, 2016
“Shipbreaking” #45
Bulletin of information and analysis on ship demolition
from July 1 to September 30, 2016
– Update on ship demolition in Europe.
– The historical destinations.
– A supply vessel involved in the fight against the Olympic Bravery oil spill has left to be broken up.
– The hasty scrapping of container ships.
– Update on the Modern Express.
– Update on the disaster on Gadani ship dismantling beach (Pakistan).
“Shipbreaking” #43, January 1 to March 31, 2016
“Shipbreaking ” # 43
Quarterly bulletin of information and analysis on end-of-life ships.
January 1 to March 31 (pdf, 85 p. – 8 Mo)
Kalliopi RC, a mechanical refugee at Le Havre
Kalliopi RC, ex Hoechst Express, is the fourth in the series of 8 Samsung 4600 container ships. They were built between 1991-1994 for the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd. At that time, with a length of 294m, they seemed gigantic. In March 2015, Hapag-Lloyd, the 6th biggest container shipping line gets rid of its oldest units. Two Samsung 4600 are immediately sent to China to be demolished. The six surviving sisterships got some extra time. The Stuttgart Express is still sailing as MSC Roberta. The other five were bought by the German ship-owner König & Cie Gmbh & Co Kg.
