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Liz McCarthy - fredag 30 oktober 2009

AROUND 2,000 ships are expected to be scrapped next year as owners remove increasing amounts of tonnage from the deteriorating freight market.

Single-hulled tankers will drive the most significant boost to demolition volumes as owners are set to dispose ofthem ahead of the International Maritime Organization^,s 2010 phase-out deadline.

"We might see close to 2,000 ships next year. It is very likely," Germanischer Lloyd head of ship recycling Henning Gramman said today at a London-based ship-recycling conference. With around 800 single-hulled tankers still trading, there was a tremendous opportunity for a lift in scrapping volumes as "other market options do not look promising".

Article from Lloyd's List:

www.lloydslist.com/art/20017713655 Published: 30/10/2009 GMT

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