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- Who pays when ships are arrested on the beach?This week's podcast covers a topic that gets almost zero attention in the press but is a very real challenge that recyclers and cash buyers have to deal with - that of ships being arrested after they have been beached. How does that work - I wondered. How often does it happen? Who ends up picking up the bill? And what, as a recycler, can you do to prevent it from happening to you?25 min
- Larry Kahn speaks out on scrapping in the USA and much, much more.
Listen to a fascinating 30 minutes of chat with Larry Kahn, where we cover a range of topics including scrapping stateside, the joys and perils of recycling supervision, the benefits and drawbacks of IHMs and how a market for green steel could be the answer to the problem of EU ship recycling.
36 min - Darren Lepper of Clarksons on the market.
No-one is closer to the demo market than the Director of ship recycling S&P at Clarksons, Darren Lepper. We chat for about 10 minutes about the shrinking number of cash buyers who can handle a VLCC for demo in today's hot market; ESG and capital requirements and about the odd situation in Turkey where end buyers with open slots are few and far between.
9 min - Steve Wansell on his move to Blue Voir International and a lot more.
I catch up with Steve Wansell and we talk about his new role running the cash buying arm of Pakistan's Ayan Group, the way selling a ship for scrap is changing and the risks associated with buying ships operating sanctioned trades.
24 min - What is driving the current spike in scrap prices?
And will record prices return after Monsoon? I quiz top maritime economist Mark Williams, Managing Director of Shipping Strategy on scrap price drivers, what advice he is giving shipowners who are weighing up a positive freight market against a healthy scrap price. Mark also has a view on a link between global credit markets and scrap volumes. Listen to find out!
10 min - The view from Denmark
A chat with Danish Shipping Executive Director, Maria Skipper Schwen about how to raise global standards of ship recycling and the capacity issues surrounding the EU Ship Recycling Regulation.
4 min - Should shipping celebrate Global Recycling Day?
A 4-minute conversation with GMS founder and CEO, Dr Anil Sharma about the significance of Global Recycling Day to shipping. How much of a ship is genuinely reused when it's taken apart? What happens to all the steel and furniture? Hear from arguably the most influential person in global ship recycling.
5 min - Bangladesh breaker wants ship owners to feel responsible for recycling
A 2 minute conversation with PHP Shipbreaking Industries Managing Director Md Zahirul Islam about the market for scrap steel in Bangladesh and the need for shipowners to embrace green recycling.
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About Steel Plate - the podcast for ship and rig recycling.
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Lively conversations with leading figures on the business of ship recycling. Head-to-head exchanges on topics such as cash buying, sale & purchase, towing, offshore decom, hazardous waste…
identification and disposal, the EU SRR, HKC and Basel Conventions, worker rights and safety.