15 June 2020
As India starts to recede, perhaps fearful of an influx of tonnage, competing markets in Pakistan and Bangladesh are starting to improve once again.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
04 May 2020
This week, as lockdowns were once again extended at all subcontinent locations until May 15/16th, the toll on frustrated Ship Owners and Cash Buyers has started to tell.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
11 May 2020
There has been a slow and cautious easing of restrictions in ship recycling sectors across the Indian subcontinent markets as certain yards get back to work in Alang and a few vessels waiting for special permissions in Bangladesh have finally been allowed to beach this week.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
18 May 2020
Whilst the various recycling destinations remain far from fully open today, the anticipation of subcontinent markets opening within the month/before June has once again motivated Cash Buyers to take speculative positions and commit vessels at some firmer levels over the recent weeks.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
02 March 2020
As international stock markets suffered some of the worst losses since the financial crisis of 2008, international recycling markets are reacting in a similarly negative fashion, with the Indian Rupee and Turkish Lira tumbling drastically, local steel prices reversing, and an almost complete lack of serious offers coming forth from Recyclers looking for tonnage.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
02 June 2020
As the Ramadan period / Eid holidays come to an end and June approaches around the corner, we are gradually starting to have some clarity on the phased and gradual market reopenings
as the virus infection rates start to ease across the globe, following extended periods of lockdown at a majority of the countries worldwide.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
08 June 2020
With markets slowly starting to open up again, fresh tonnage and unsold vessels in Cash Buyer hands were being proposed into the subcontinent markets this week.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
25 May 2020
Despite imminent talks of markets reopening soon, prices have displayed a generally negative spiral in the subcontinent markets this week, with end Buyers lowballing on any available units, including those vessels that are currently stuck at anchorages of the various recycling destinations and thus playing into Recycler's hands.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
10 March 2020
Markets continue their seemingly uncontrolled downward spiral this week, with steel plate prices losing massive ground in India, and Bangladesh hardly offering any reasonable rates on available units.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
14 April 2020
With all subcontinent locations still under a strict lockdown and virtually all global ports similarly observing quarantine measures, the deal flow for both trading and recycling markets have expectedly ground to a halt.
The weekly demolition report by GMS, provides an overview of the demolition market, price by scrap yard location and ship type.
