Ship recycling was one of the main issues discussed during the recent meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization. As environmental issues took ...

A decision by the city of Vallejo, Calif., to award a contract to a company to build a ship scrapping facility in Mare Island, Calif., has generated controversy. California Dry Dock Solutions, a newly ...

Converted very large ore carriers (VLOC) are increasingly becoming a thing of the past with the long-term freight contracts coming to an end as newer and more reliable ships replace them in the market ...

With ocean freight rates for container carriers staying low recently, there is an outlook that ship demolitions could surge. The shipping industry expects that if scrapping increases, some of the ...