News / Surging steel price boosts scrap value of redundant containerships

21/02/2017

A sharp increase in steel prices has prompted a new wave of vessel scrapping, bringing the supply-demand ratio in container shipping further into balance.

According to the latest report from London shipbroker Braemar ACM, containership scrapping this year has already reached 56, amounting to 185,500 teu. ...

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Capt. Rana V
May 23, 2017 at 6:08 am
Whats your take on offshore jack up rigs supply , demand and scrapping

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Mahabub Hossain
September 13, 2017 at 9:02 am
Dear sir, Please give me the scrap ship price of CNF Chittagong, Bangladesh basis. it is very urgent.

Thanking you,

Mahabub Hossain
Surma Gas Trading Company
Dhaka, Bangladesh

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