Ship Recycling Update and Other Scrap Metal News

 

Ship Recycling News

Following the sale of Capesize bulkers for recycling last week, the trend has continued this week as well, with further transactions reportedly taking place on units – including Capes and a Suezmax tanker, as the market finally shows signs of life after an absolutely inert summer.

 

All of the major Ship Recycling destinations are still poised rather precariously, and Pakistan has seen some further depreciations on the currency towards the end of this week, whilst the country continues to battle floods, shortage of essentials, and the increasing spread of water-borne diseases, as thousands have perished in the floodwaters. Bangladesh too remains somewhat tentative, with limits on higher dollar value L/Cs still in place, local steel plate prices that took a noteworthy dive this week, and a Taka that seems to have found its stable place this week.

 

India has experienced (marginally less) volatile moves on steel across the week and remains the safest destination to deliver at present. Following an incredibly quiet 3 - 4 months of inactivity, there are signs of demand gearing up across sub-continent locations as most plots lie nearly dormant. Lastly, the Turkish market faces its own dithers this week, with further declines on fundamentals that are burying sentiments even further into the rut.

 

Overall, chartering markets have deprived recycling destinations of most tonnage, but Dry Bulk has recently started to cool off (particularly the Capesize Bulker sector), whilst Containers are also showing signs of softening, all while Tanker rates continue to shoot onwards and upwards.

 

It should hopefully be a busier finish to the year, as Owners look to capitalize on these still firm levels, despite the USD +100/LDT fall we have seen since the peaks of earlier this year. Rates in and around USD 550 – USD 600/LDT are still incredibly firm, given the lows we had witnessed of USD 250/LDT or so, during the early stages of the Covid pandemic.

 

For week 36 of 2022, GMS demo rankings / pricing for the week are as below.

 

 

Demo Rank	Location	Sentiment	Dry Bulk USD / LDT	Tankers USD / LDT	Containers USD / LDT
1	Bangladesh	Weak	570 / LDT*	580 / LDT*	590 / LDT*
2	India	Weak	560 / LDT	570 / LDT	580 / LDT
3	Pakistan	Weak	550 / LDT	560 / LDT	570 / LDT
4	Turkey	Weak	240 / LDT	250 / LDT	260 / LDT

 

 

 

  

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