Author: Romil Sethi
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South Asia: Weak market fundamentals drag down imported ship-breaking prices to record low
Letter of Credit (LC) opening issues continue to be a major concern for ship owners, with Bangladesh effectively restricting new scrap ship arrivals as the country’s Central Bank has refused to sanction any new financing for ship recycling endeavours. Imported ship-breaking prices fell by $10-45/LDT in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Current offers are at nearly…