“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
“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)
 Pacific Princess, the Love Boat is not enternaining anymore © ABC |
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2011 “Shipbreaking” collection
1020 ships for scrap in 2011, a new record
| Unit | Tonnage of scrap metal | Category |
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1 India 458 (45%) 2 Bangladesh 145 (14%) 3 China, 142 (14%) 4 Pakistan, 108 (11%), 5 Turkey, 72 (7%), 6 United States, 19 (2%) |
1 India 3,5 million t (43%) 2 Bangladesh 1,6 million t (19%) 3 China, 1,4 million t (17%) 4 Pakistan 1 million t (13%) 5 Turkey 206.000 t (3%) 6 United States 131.000 (1%) |
1 bulk carrier: 334 (33%) 2 general cargo: 234 (23%) 3 tankers : 209 (20%) 4 reefers : 50 (5%) 5 container ship : 48 (5%) |
For the third consecutive year, cleaning continues in the shipping world as over one thousand ships are disposed of. With 1020 units going for scrap, 2011 beats the 2009 record (1,006 ships). The demolition market grew by 7% compared to the previous year in terms of the number of ships and by 27% by volume of recycled metal. The size of the scrapped vessels is significantly greater with 268 ships over 200m against 168 in 2010. 24 vessels over 300m in length were sent for scrap among which two thirds of tankers and particularly double hulled VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) some as young as 13 to 16 years of age.
« Shipbreaking » # 26
Farewell to Melquiades-Ville de Nantes, to the ex-Saint Clair, to the radioactive Pacific Sandpiper , and to 171 other vessels sent for demolition in November and December 2011. Latest photos of SeaFrance Cezanne being demolished on the beach at Alang.
