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DATE   ARTICLE         DATE   ARTICLE 2010, June 23   China scrapping potential seen   2009, October 30   Scrapping boom slashes prices 2009, March 26   Bangladesh recycling on notice   2009, June 18   Recycling initiative rubbished 2009, July 16   Scrap-happy brokers   2009, February 18   Scrappers busier than ever 2005, July 7   India probes scrap sales   2004, September 23   Spoiled deals sour Alang's prospects 2003, November 13   Cash buyers do have scruples   2003, January 30   Steel market crash hits Alang breakers ARTICLE   ARTICLE Activity picks up after Bangladesh extension granted   High value Indian sales raise hope of a rally in demolition Aggressive tactics pay off for Indian yards as deals break $   India and Pakistan buy up ships ahead of Bangladesh reopening Bangladesh breakers gain two-month extension   Indian breakers’ green credentials on the rise Bangladesh breakers still in limbo   Indian tanker prices up 5% on pre-monsoon scrap spree Bangladesh breakers’ buying spree fails to materialize   Industry joins forces to improve working practices Bangladesh court delay subdues demolition market   Industry split over beaching method of dismantling ships Bangladesh import tax rise to stifle scrap rates   Last rites of passage Bangladesh sets up scrap monitoring team   Lloyd’s List Global Awards 2011 – The Winners Bangladesh takes large vessels despite overall subdued scrap   Monsoons fail to dampen interest in demolition sales Bulk carrier demolition prices set to drop below $500 per ld   Pakistan breakers buy third VLCC Cash buyers bank on pick up in Bangladesh ship breaking activity   Pakistan steals limelight as Bangladesh stays cautious Chinese breakers step up competition for scrap tonnage   Ready, steady, scrap – Bangladesh reopens yards Chinese scrap rates move closer to falling Indian subcontinent levels   Scrap market in suspense as Bangladesh court hearing delays Chittagong breakers can import scrap ships until Oct   Scrap prices reach $500 per ldt Chittagong yards facing further legal challenge   Ship recycling looks to clean up its reputation Demand for green recycling yards estimated at 10%   Ship recycling rates hinge on Bangladesh court decision Fate of toxic waste controversy vessel under dispute   Shipbreaking prices maintain strength Fighting the recyclers’ corner   Star Reefers scraps second reefership it brought out of lay Further scrap rate falls anticipated as market hesitates   Surge in capesize scrapping expected GMS forecasts ‘repercussions’ as glut of scrap tonnage waits   Tanker scrap values reach highest level since crash of 2008 Hazardous material to be bigger factor in secondhand ship values   Three aframax tankers sold in demolition sector in one week     Tonnage glut turns heat on breaking rates ^ BACK TO TOP ^ DATE   ARTICLE DATE   ARTICLE 2011, Oct 17   Greek scraps tanker 2011, Oct 13   End nears for scorned hulk as Miami man mulls scrap deal 2011, Oct 10   Tanker Pac in scrap pact 2011, Oct 6   Cash buyer GMS denies cutting corners in gas freeing 2011, Oct 6   Sale quells price fears 2011, Oct 6   Projections and data not a 'perfect match' 2011, Oct 6   Outlawed 'Asia Union' may continue to trade 2010, Nov 15   Grounded bulker scrapped 2010, Nov 10   Plight worsens for Bangladesh yards 2010, Nov 8   Ship & Shore forges scrap deal 2010, Nov 4   Bangladesh breakers raise hopes 2010, Oct 4   Juicy deal for Atlanship 2010, Aug 13   Bangladesh boon? 2010, Aug 4   Elderly capes give owners scrap pay day 2010, Aug 2   India in demo overdrive 2010, July 26   Polembros scraps capesize 2010, July 19   Bulkers head to breakers 2010, July 12   Thais scrap panamax 2010, July 7   Scrap levels begin to firm up in China 2010, May 19   Subcontinent scrap prices slip for clean and dirty tankers 2010, May 18   Two tankers to be torched 2010, May 11   VL scrapped in $14m deal 2010, April 6   Demo breaks $500 barrier 2010, March 29   Tsakos offloads Hesnes 2010, March 18   SFI ships out single-huller 2010, March 11   Maersk bets on its China recycling expertise 2010, Feb 25   Simon Stonehouse recovering after Dubai injury 2010, Feb 22   Young gun has work cut out in a tough industry 2010, Feb 12   Competition hard on cash-buying front 2009, Oct 15   'Waste' ship probe 2009,  Aug 18   Aggressive buying 2009, June 10   Scrap scrape 2009. June 8   Tanker tonic 2009, May 25   Scrapping rise 2009, May 18   Breakers busier 2009, May 18   Demolition sales remain stagnant 2009, May 11   Scrap hunger 2009, May 4   Demolition dearth 2009, April 24   Scrap sales set to climb 2009, April 24   Scrap turmoil as paranoia strikes 2009, April 20   Breaking floor? 2009, April 16   Scrapping chaos 2009. April 8   Sincere sells ore carrier for scrap as prices drop 2009, April 7   Buyers bulk 2009, April 1   Scrap fall 2009, March 23   Scrap shock 2009, March 20   Clarifications 2009, March 16   Dry demolition 2009, March 13   Ship manager Sicuro scraps two units and snaps up two more 2009, March 9   Seven scrapped 2009, March 3   Six scrapped 2009, Feb 16   Scrapping surge 2009, Feb 13   Alang aims to 'recover lost ground' 2009, Feb 6   Cash buyer disputes US reason for toxic 'penalities' 2009, Jan 30   Penalty punch 2009, Jan 22   Scrap yards on top 2009, Jan 15   Naviera sends 1980s-built capesize duo to the torch 2009, Jan 15   Rush to scrap is boom for Alang 2008, Oct 2   Sharma doubles up as trading ship owner 2008, Oct 2   Earlier scrap candidate heads east for accommodation project 2008, Oct 2   Gulf Calls 2008, Sept 11   Letters to the Editor 2008, Feb 28   Scrap premium may be fleeting 2008, Feb 28   TMT hikes VLCC demolition price 2008, Feb 7   GMS alleges wrongful arrest 2008, Jan 24   US-based cash buyer takes punt on Green peace-listed ship 2007, June 7   Hapag unit to breakers 2007, June 7   Pakistan moves in right direction 2006, Jan 5   Suezmax tanker heads for scrap yard after all 2006, Jan 19   Star forced to drop 'Norway' scrapping sale 2005, July 25   Too early to call 2005, July 22   Alang scrappers starve 2004, Aug 5   Cash buyer attacks green scrap champs 2004, July 30   Vroom! 2004, Dec 22   Old tanker snapped out of shipbreakers' hands       ^ BACK TO TOP ^ DATE   ARTICLE 2011, September 8     Best of Cumberland award USA UAE CHINA Cumberland, Maryland P: +1.301.759.9240 F: +1.301.759.9260 E: gms@gmsinc.net Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai P: +971.4.423.0720 F: +971.4.423.0721 E: gms@gmsinc.ae Pu Dong, Shanghai P: +86.216.075.1900 F: +86.216.075.1960 E: gms@gmsinc.asia INDIA BANGLADESH PAKISTAN ROMANIA TURKEY © GMS 2011   |   All Rights Reserved   |   Designed & Produced by AAD-INC HOME SITEMAP LEGAL