In this Week 29 episode, we unpack another complex week defined by slow-moving tonnage, evolving regulations under HKC, and shifting global trade signals.
India continues to offer stability, ...
In Episode 4 of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Series, Ingrid and Henning explore the business impact of ESG and regulatory compliance in ship recycling.
Can compliance unlock capital and reduce ...
Welcome to the GMS Weekly Podcast - your go-to source for reliable ship recycling intelligence. In this Week 28 episode (July 11, 2025), we break down a turbulent week marked by tariff threats, ...
Episode 3 of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Podcast Series features Ingrid and Henning discussing the evolving role of ship recycling yards under the Hong Kong Convention, which came into effect on 26 ...
Welcome to the GMS Weekly Podcast – your trusted source for global ship recycling insights. In this Week 27 episode (July 4, 2025), we explore the market shifts following the enforcement of the Hong ...
In this second episode of the GMS Hong Kong Convention Series, Ingrid and Henning explore what the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) on 26 June 2025 means for shipowners involved in ...
As the Hong Kong Convention officially enters into force on June 26, 2025, this final episode in the GMS podcast series explores what lies ahead for the ship recycling industry. Can ...
In Part 2 of the GMS podcast series on the Hong Kong Convention (HKC), we focus on what happened after the Convention was adopted in 2009. Why did it take 16 years to come into force? ...
This episode launches the GMS exclusive podcast series on the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC).
Host Henning is ...
Ingrid and Henning kick off the GMS Hong Kong Convention Series with a clear look at how the new regulations will reshape ship recycling. They trace the story from adoption in May 2009 to the moment ...
This week on our podcast we speak to Pankaj Khanna, CEO of Heidmar Shipping, about how the company is preparing for the future of maritime. Pankaj shares his insights ...
Three ship recycling experts offer a frank assessment of working practices in Alang, the pace of progress, and the scale of the challenge ahead.
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Jamie Dalzell talks about the introduction last week of a USD 5 million limit on Letters of Credit (LCs) in Bangladesh. He considers the impact the financial restriction will have on recycler
Amit Malhotra shares his views on the state of the recycling market with analysis of why prices are levelling off around US 600/ldt, down from the earlier peak of USD 700/ldt. He provides ins
As the debate over fuel transition heats up, we speak to veteran ship finance lawyer Harry Theochari about financing shipping’s journey towards net zero.
With Bangladesh more or less closed for business and Pakistan effectively out of the market following a dire performance on contracts, it is perhaps fortunate that shipowners are choosing to
Following a period of around 18 months of relative stability, the market hit a month of severe turbulence. Are the bumps evening out now, or should seatbelts remain tightly fastened? Senior trader from ...
Reflecting on an extraordinary week of Posidonia, senior GMS traders Faidon Panagiotopoulos & Evangelos Chatzigiannis offer their views of the event and the wave of uncertainty washing over the demo market. ...
Senior GMS Trader Simos Dimitriou reveals how the ongoing sub-continent collapse in prices fully materialized this week during a frank conversation with Jon Chaplin on the GMS Podcast. He talks about ...
After another challenging trading week for the ship recycling markets, we talk to GMS Trader Chenjie Zhu about the impact of a widening price expectation gap between owners and recyclers, and the long ...
Subcontinent markets have taken a turn for the worse this week as collapsing steel prices in India and Eid holidays in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Turkey have led to weaker sentiment and virtually no new ...
A fresh look at the use of AI data to help avoid sanction headaches, counterparty due diligence, establishing an appropriate level of evidence, ESG (moral sanctions – self-regulation) and the role of ...
Demo prices and analysis from the key ship recycling locations of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Turkey. This week we hear from GMS Trader Kiran Thorat on what is driving prices up in India, what to expect ...
Container market analyst Peter Sand on what’s driving the box ship market, the impact of China’s Shanghai lockdown, how shippers are now adapting to a sustained period of inflated freight rates, and ...
This week Jon Chaplin talks to GMS Trader Kamal Datta about the “plummet from the summit” in Bangladesh, the Indian recycling roller coaster, a resurgent Pakistan and the impact of the Russia. GMS’ ...
In its latest podcast, GMS talks to leading shipping barrister James M. Turner QC of Quadrant Chambers about the challenges associated with scrapping large vessels and the moves towards better standards ...
This week Jon Chaplin talks to GMS Senior Trader Vagelis Chatzigiannis about the challenges of scrap price volatility, market corrections, a return to confidence in Alang, and the reasons for prices edging ...
GMS’s latest podcast is an insightful conversation with Julian Clark, Stephen Askins and Prachi Shah about how shipping is adapting to the latest “completely unprecedented” maritime and financial ...
This week Jon Chaplin talks to GMS Trader Faidon Panagiotopoulos about record prices, end buyer hesitancy, market corrections, why more ships are not coming to the market, and much more.
GMS’ weekly round up of the ship recycling markets in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Turkey. 10 minutes or less of the key talking points covering demo prices, trends and notable vessel disposals. This ...
The EU Ship Recycling Regulation needs “major surgery”, but the current proposals offer little more than a sticking plaster, says Gudrun Janssens, Head of Environmental & Technical Affairs, Royal Belgian ...
Mr Arntzen makes his comments on a new maritime industry podcast being launched by leading cash buyer GMS. The podcast goes live on February 22nd on Apple, Google and Spotify.
Mr ...
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