SteelOrbis has learned from market sources that ship scrap prices in Turkey's Aliaga region - the only region in Turkey where ship scrapping is allowed - have remained unchanged since last week at $365/mt ex-yard, while demand for ship scrap in Turkey is still at good levels.
On the other hand, the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off Isola del Giglio on January 13, 2012, will be floated during an operation due to take place on September 16, following which the ship will be scrapped. It is reported that ship scrapping facilities in Aliaga are seeking to undertake the dismantling of the ship and that there is a strong possibility that the dismantling will be carried out at Aliaga. When first commissioned, Costa Concordia with its hull weighing 114,130 gross tons was the largest cruise ship to be constructed in Italy.