Another Costamare demolition marks the limit of scrapping candidates

Shipbroker Braemar is forecasting a significant increase in the demolition of feeder ships in the sector makes up the bulk of the 550 idled vessels, with 920 ships in the current aged over 20-years old.

One hundred and thirty vessels in the 1,000-1,999TEU range are idle and 287 of these units are over 20-years old, while only 70 newbuildings are expected up to be delivered by the end of 2022.

Jonathan Roach, a container shipping researcher at Braemar, told Container News, “Position lists for...

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Ship That Changed Containerisation Is Ready To Be Scrapped!

  • Costamare has announced the sale of the largest container vessel ever scrapped.
  • Brokers Braemar ACM report taht the 1997-built 7,403 teu Kokura will be recycled in Bangladesh having fetched a price of $323 per Idt.
  • The Kokura was one of a series of six vessels ordered by A.P. Moller-Maersk that were, by far, the world’s largest containerships at the time.

Sam Chambers writes about how the ship has been sent for scrap and he also discusses elaborately how the ship was a giant one at the time of...

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