Ship recycling cannot wait: urgency, capacity and commercial realities
|The next decade will see over 15,000 ships scrapped. As environmental standards get stricter and capacity limits loom, rapid adaptation is non-negotiable. This high-impact session blends regulatory perspective with real-world commercial insights, including green yard readiness and evolving market dynamics.
- What’s proven, what’s lagging, and which upgrades pay off
- Challenges in scaling eco-friendly recycling and yard approval
- How electric arc furnace steelmaking supports sustainability goals.
- Investments, workforce upskilling, and permit processes.
- Capacity and compliance timelines through 2035.
- Cash buyer’s view — deal timing, market pressures, owner action items.

