Tag: scrapping

Norway's supreme court upheld the conviction of shipowner Georg Eide in relation to the attempted export and scrapping of the LASH vessel Eide Carrier.

NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about an incident where a worker lost his life while scrapping BW Offshore’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Sao Vicente. 

Vessel scrapping activity this year is likely to mirror the continuing rise in scrap prices, but a lot will depend on movements in the freight markets,

The Icelandic district prosecutor has been allowed to raid the offices of shipping company Eimskip, in order to search into possible legal irregularities regarding the sale of two scrapped ships to India.

EU-flagged vessels intended to be scrapped whilst under EU jurisdiction, are no longer exempted from EU waste laws.

The demolition yards at Alang, India received a record number of cruise and passenger ships in the past 12 months. 

The UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure has announced that with immediate effect, it is strictly prohibited to scrap, partially dismantle or recycle any ship in the UAE.

The wrecked Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad will be scrapped in Norway, two years after its collision with a tanker off Sture Terminal.

Norway’s national economic crime unit (Okokrim) has raided the local office of Bermuda-based shipping company Teekay Offshore this week on suspicion of illegally exporting waste from the shuttle tanker Navion Britannia, the agency informed. The company denies any wrongdoing.

Analysis from classification society ABS suggests that vessels up to 15 years of age are likely to be the oldest to install a ballast water management system (BWMS); Thus, William H Burroughs, Senior Principal Engineer, ABS Advisory Services, adds that owners of ships aged 16-20 years and 21 years and above more likely to opt for scrapping.