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Conoship designs versatile floating dry dock

Conoship designs versatile floating dry dock

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 27, 2026 | News, Ship design, Ship recycling, Ship repair/maintenance, Shipbuilding

Elegant Exit Company (EEC) has partnered with Conoship International to develop the concept design for a high-capacity floating dry dock. The dedicated asset is engineered to operate independently of local shore constraints while prioritising environmental containment...
Walrus submarine to be scrapped

Walrus submarine to be scrapped

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 12, 2026 | Navy, News, Ship recycling, Submarines

The Walrus submarine is on its way to the scrapyard. Tugboats are escorting a floating pontoon carrying the submarine from Den Helder. According to the current schedule, it is due to arrive in Amsterdam this week. After more than thirty years of service, the submarine...
Container fleet set to reach new high of 34 million TEU

Container fleet set to reach new high of 34 million TEU

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 7, 2026 | News, Ship recycling, Shipbuilding, Shipping

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analysis, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the global container fleet capacity. This is on track to reach a new high of 34 million TEU, fuelled by a high level of new deliveries and sluggish ship...
New study identifies gaps in ship recycling rules

New study identifies gaps in ship recycling rules

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 3, 2026 | Maritime regulations, Maritime research, News, Ship recycling

European Shipowners|ECSA and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released an independent study on the key areas of divergence between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Hong Kong Convention (HKC)....
New study identifies gaps in ship recycling rules

ILO, BIMCO launch injury scheme for ship recycling workers

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 12, 2026 | Maritime regulations, News, Ship recycling

On 12 March, the International Labour Organization (ILO) launched a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in collaboration with BIMCO to strengthen the protection and rights of workers at ship recycling yards in Bangladesh. This country is the world’s biggest ship...
Container fleet set to reach new high of 34 million TEU

‘Container ship recycling overhang at least 1.8 million TEU’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 27, 2025 | News, Ship recycling, Shipbuilding, Shipping

With just ten container ships recycled this year so far, the trend of slow recycling activity that began in 2021 continues, states BIMCO in a new Shipping Number of the Week. ‘As a result, we estimate that a recycling overhang of minimum 500 ships and 1.8...
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