The number of commercial vessels sold to shipbreaking yards nearly halved between 2013 and 2020. In 2020, some 630 vessels were dismantled worldwide, the majority of which were scrapped in the Indian subcontinent.
Number of ocean-going commercial vessels dismantled worldwide from 2013 to 2020
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform. (March 23, 2021). Number of ocean-going commercial vessels dismantled worldwide from 2013 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101838/commercial-vessels-dismantled-worldwide/
NGO Shipbreaking Platform. "Number of ocean-going commercial vessels dismantled worldwide from 2013 to 2020." Chart. March 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101838/commercial-vessels-dismantled-worldwide/
NGO Shipbreaking Platform. (2021). Number of ocean-going commercial vessels dismantled worldwide from 2013 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101838/commercial-vessels-dismantled-worldwide/
NGO Shipbreaking Platform. "Number of Ocean-going Commercial Vessels Dismantled Worldwide from 2013 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101838/commercial-vessels-dismantled-worldwide/
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