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[Phil English]

Thanks Edward and Dan for those snippets of info.

Phil

[Phil English]

Hold on to your hat Bob. Ship demolition prices are extremely volatile and can fluctuate considerably week on week. The supply of tonnage and local steel plate prices have a huge effect and just because prices have improved this week doesn't mean that they will continue to improve. It's a messy situation for sellers who comnitted ships at, say, $300/ldt 3 weeks ago then finding that upon delivery today buyers are reneging on deals because the demo prices and steel plate prices have suddenly dropped. Classic case is the VLCC A Elephant which was comitted in August for $750+ per ldt, failed, was recomitted at around $700/ldt, but when the vessel arrived at Chittagong, prices had dropped so much that the buyers tried to renegotiate. The sellers obviously decided that thay didn't want to receive some $300/ldt less than what was agreed, so they promptly decided to refix the vessel for trade. Then the buyers had the ship arrested......

[JonHare]

BobS wrote:
If scrap prices continue to improve, these and many more old-timers, I suspect, will be by-passing the indignity of lay-up and proceeding straight to the beaches at Alang and Gadani.

Or in the dry dock of TERRC Seaton Port, Graythorp Yard, Hartlepool.  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Ferry-Man]

Seafrance Manet laid up in Calais
Pride of Canterbury Laid up in Dunkerque, should be back in service soon, only laid up due to requiring repairs

[DanSTN]

Another Bulk Carrier due at Southampton. 35287dwt Broadgate due to 47 berth on the 9th December. I would strongly assume this is for lay-up

With the Margaret Hill, Morning Cloud and Waterford alongside we will have 4 large vessels laid-up in Southampton.

Can any of the more experienced members comment on how this compares to the situation in the 80's?? I can just about recall the Burmah Endeavour being alongside for a few years, but was there much else laid up in Southampton, or any other UK ports?

[Nathan]

Hi All,

The CALA POSITANO arrived Saturday Morning (6th) on the Tees. She is currently sitting alongside her sister vessel, CALO PORTOFINO.

Regards

[FWE]

Bulk carrier SWIFT SPLASH IMO 7928067 due River Fal 1400 12/12/08

Car carrier SETUBAL IMO 7812452 has now left River Fal for Spain

Car carrier PALMA IMO 8213859 was due but cancelled finding cargo

[FWE]

Bulk carrier VOYAGER II IMO 8313971 Loa 195 m at Hull since 04/11/08  (Britannia Bulk Carriers,  See http://www.britbulk.com/ )

[Nathan]

Hi All,

Here are two shots taken of the the CALA PORTOFINO and CALA POSITANO which are layed up at Teesport:

Picture 1
Picture 2

Regards

[holedrille]

As well as Voyager II in KG dock there is Defiant II in Alexander dock since 15th November. These are probably not technically laid up. Voyager is listed on the Humber Shipping movements as 'under arrest', having presumably transgressed some technical or engineering item, and a link to a previous post suggests that the owners of both are in administration. Given that the average administrator probably does not know much about operating bulkers, we could well see them there for a while yet!
David

[FWE]

Bulk carrier BROADGATE IMO 8213847 in Lyme Bay since 13/12/08 is due Southampton 18/12/08

[Phil English]

Thanks to all for the info. Keep it coming  :-)

Phil

[FWE]

Bulk carrier SWIFT SPLASH IMO 7928067 reported due to lay up in River Fal 12/12/08 being idle in Falmouth Bay sailed 12/12/08 for St Petersburg

Bul carrier BROADGATE IMO 8213847 reported due to lay up in Southampton 18/12/08 remains idle in Lyme Bay 18/12/08 with RUTLAND, DAPHNE, NORD STEEL and ALKAIOS

[Krispen Atkinson]

Berge Atlantc is also lying idle in Lyme Bay.
Broadgate is now heading for Southampton, expected tomorrow.
In Falmouth Bay are still Palma, and Autocarrier. Autocarrier currently due to lay-up tomorrow morning.

Krispen

[Krispen Atkinson]

Autocarrier laid up off Tolverne this morning, in River Fal.

Krispen

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