Bulker scrapping poised to hit lowest level since 1990, says BRS

Bangladesh has become the biggest breaking hub for end-of-life bulkers, but this could soon change

PHP Family shipyard near Chattogram in Bangladesh is one of the country’s small number of shipbreaking yards that are HKC-compliant. — PHP Family shipyard near Chattogram in Bangladesh is one of the country’s small number of shipbreaking yards that are HKC-compliant.Photo: PHP

Holly Birkett

TradeWinds correspondentLondon

Published 3 July 2025, 13:57Updated 3 July 2025, 14:39

Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships Ship recycling Scrapping BRS Group Bangladesh