Bimco: Scrapping age for dry bulk vessels still getting lower
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A two-year subsidy program for the scrapping of dry bulk vessels has made Chinese dry bulk shipowners - as some of the only ones - scrap ships which are younger than 18 years old. 19 out of 28 dry bulk vessels built between 1998 and 1999 have been scrapped between 2013 and 2015 - which proves the significance of the Chinese scrapping subsidies, notes Bimco in a recent analysis.
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