Demolition activity at a standstill.

Ships' recycling activity took a nosedive over the past few days, as Diwali celebrations hindered the flow of sales. It is said that with Diwali celebrations continuing into the early part of this week, it meant that the week got off to a sluggish start and frustratingly never really recovered from this, with no new sales reported.

This is due to many Owners still hanging onto their tonnage to reap the rewards of the freight market or still manage to find secondhand Buyers for their vintage units even when they are more inclined towards the recycling sector. Primarily, the firm freight markets, particularly the resurgent Container sector over recent weeks, where rates have almost doubled over the past couple of weeks, are ensuring tonnage supply for recycling remains minimal. This therefore leaves this market starved once again and means Buyers will have to wait a little longer before they are yet to see the inevitable wave of tonnage that many anticipate to be consumed in the New Year, especially from the tanker segment.

According to the shipbroker, analysts seem to be agreeing that...

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