Ship recycling set to soar
Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO, has been giving his attention to an expected spike in ship recycling numbers over the next 10 years, partly due to the shipping industry facing
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Crowley joins Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Crowley Maritime Corporation has become the first U.S.-owned ship owner-operator that will publicly disclose its ship recycling policies, practices and process through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) website. It is the
Carnival Corporation commits to responsible ship recycling
Days after video surfaced showing the Carnival Fantasy being beached at a scrapping facility in Turkey, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK) released details of its ship recycling plans. It said
Turkish ship recycler certified as Hong Kong Convention compliant
JULY 12, 2017 — Isiksan Ship Recycling and Trading Co. Ltd., Izmir, Turkey, has become the first Turkish ship recycling yard to be certified as having facilities in line with the requirements
Brownsville ship recycling yard has new owners and new name
MAY 2, 2017 – The Brownsville, Texas, ship recycling and scrap processing facility formerly known as ESCO Marine is reopening under new ownership. Hilco Redevelopment Partners, a unit of Hilco Global (Hilco),
NGO slams shipping industry’s scrapping choices
FEBRUARY 2, 2017 — According to NGO Shipbreaking Platform, last year saw 862 ships (27.4 million gt) dismantled worldwide, with 668 of them (23.8 million gt) being beached. India scrapped the most
Shipowners fight proposal for EU Ship Recycling License
JULY 8, 2016 — Shipowners are reacting strongly to a proposal that the European Uniob set up a ship recycling fund, with shipowners being compelled to pay for it with what is
Maersk sends two ships to Alang for recycling
MAY 13, 2016 — Two Maersk Line vessels, the Maersk Wyoming and the Maersk Georgia are scheduled to arrive for recycling at the Shree Ram yard in Alang, India, later this month.
Bill introduced to help U.S. ship recyclers
JUNE 5, 2015 — U.S. Senators David Vitter (R-LA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) yesterday introduced the Ships to Be Recycled in the States (STORIS) Act. Congressman Garret Graves (R-A) is introducing companion
MARAD recycles old ships into academy funding
JANUARY 29, 2014 — The U.S. Maritime Administration today announced that America’s six state maritime academies – California Maritime Academy, Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Maine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, SUNY Maritime