In addition to the term scrapping of ships, the recycling of boats is used, which refer in the same way to the process by which a ship is submitted to its dismantling because it has already fulfilled its useful life time.
Within the main techniques we have that the demolition of ships involves the removal of the machinery of the boats, as well as other equipment and parts of great value that are reused in other ships for same or different applications.
The steel that is obtained after the scrapping process is melted and re-used in the construction not only of new ships but of other goods for which it is necessary in other industries. Additional parts or parts of wood or glass are used in new ships or other industries.
Why is a ship dismantled?
The fundamental reason for a ship's shipowner or owner to demolish it is for economic reasons. The time and wear of the ship leads to a series of expenses in which the owner must incur to maintain the operation of the ship in optimal maritime conditions and this in the large part of the cases means highly elevated expenses. This is the fundamental reason that a landlord comes to the decision to sell the ship for demolition.
