India’s interest for bulk scrap import remains intact. 20th bulk vessel was reported at berth in Vizag Port.
SteelMint assessed that scrap vessel named as Camela, carrying 32,800 MT is at berth in Vizag Port (unloading of vessel on progress), according to source vessel arrived from USA ( Richmond) .
One more scrap vessel named as Sentosa Bulker is at berth in Chennai port from 9’th June, unloading 25,130 MT of HMS & SH Scrap from USA. India’s total scrap import in 2016 was recorded at 2.7 MnT, out of which 18.5% was contributed by bulk shipments.
Scrap bulk vessel in 2016
| Berth Date | Vessel Name | Quantity | Discharge Port | Origin | Buyers | Grade |
| 8 Jan’16 | Puget Sound | 22,800 | Kandla | USA | MTC/ASR/Electrotherm/ Varsana |
SH Scrap |
| 15 Jan’16 | Dl Pansy | 42,000 | Kandla | USA | Hariana Group | SH Scrap |
| 12 Feb’16 | Tasman Sea | 26,400 | Kandla | USA | ASR/Galant/Varsana/ Neelkant |
SH Scrap |
| 2 Mar’16 | Elliott Bay | 26,250 | Kandla | USA | ASR | SH Scrap |
| 2 Mar’16 | Harmony Sw | 10,500 | Chennai | Australia | MTC | SH Scrap |
| 7 Mar’16 | Aurora Bulker | 30,500 | Kandla | USA | Adani/Mono Steel | SH Scrap |
| 21 Mar’16 | Postojna | 35,200 | Kandla | Netherland | Varsana/Galantata/ Electrtherm/Neelakanth |
SH Scrap |
| 23 Mar’16 | Tai Shan | 10,150 | Chennai | Japan | MTC | SH Scrap |
| 23 Mar’16 | Sea Star | 44,000 | Chennai | South Africa | MTC | SH Scrap |
| 24 Mar’16 | Victoria Harbour | 19,300 | Chennai | USA | MTC | SH Scrap |
| 28 Mar’16 | Venture Sw | 9,500 | Chennai | Japan | Kamachi | SH Scrap |
| 8 Apr’16 | Team Hope | 31,000 | Kandla | USA | ASR/ Mono Steel/ Gallant | SH Scrap |
| 14 Apr’16 | Cape Moreton | 27,500 | Chennai | USA | Kamachi | HMS/SH |
| 19 Apr’16 | Golden Gemini | 40,500 | Chennai | South Africa | Surya Dev | SH Scrap |
| 14 Apr’16 | Stove Campbell | 35,000 | Kandla | USA | MTC | SH Scrap |
| 19 Apr’16 | Fortune Epoch | 2,000 | Chennai | Japan | N/A | SH Scrap |
| 10 May’16 | Yuan Hang | 6,500 | Mundra | China | N/A | Scrap |
| 18 May’16 | Loch Melfort | 20,900 | Kandla | USA | Varsana | HMS |
| 18 May’16 | Loch Melfort | 9,000 | Kandla | USA | Electrotherm | SH Scrap |
| 9 Jun’16 | Sentosa Bulker | 15,130 | Chennai | USA | N/A | HMS |
| 9 Jun’16 | Sentosa Bulker | 10,000 | Chennai | USA | N/A | SH Scrap |
| 18 Jun’16 | Calima | 32,800 | Vizag | USA | MTC Business | Steel Scrap |
| Total | 506,930 |
Quantity in MT
Source: SteelMint Stats; Provisional data

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