MV Wan Hai 165 explained

MV Wan Hai 165 was a Singapore-flagged container ship owned by the Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines. The ship had a gross tonnage of 13,246 GT, a deadweight tonnage of 17,717 DWT, and could carry 1,088 TEU containers. It had a length of, a width of, and an average draft of .^[1]

History

In December 2022, Wan Hai Lines put up ten of its older container ships up for sale for scrap in order to reduce the size of its fleet, including Wan Hai 165. Part of the contract for potential buyers stipulated that they would be required to send the ships to scrapyards that met the company's environmental standards.^{[2] [3]} Wan Hai 165 was sold to Elegant Exit Company in the Netherlands and departed on its final transit on 22 January 2023. It arrived in Bahrain on 30 January to begin the process of scrapping and recycling. After receiving approval from the Bahraini environmental authority, all hazardous materials will be removed from the ship and the metal will be systematically cut into twenty-five ton pieces for transport to external recycling facilities.^[4] As of October 2023, the ship was in the process of being dismantled in a dry dock in Bahrain.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ship WAN HAI 165 (Container Ship) Registered in Singapore - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9158850, MMSI 565128000, Call Sign S6EN7 . 2023-02-23 . MarineTraffic.com . en.
2. Web site: 12 December 2022 . Wan Hai to scrap 10 older vessels as market turns . 23 February 2023 . The Loadstar.
3. News: 12 December 2022 . Wan Hai starts bidding process for demolition sale of ten boxships . Container News . 23 February 2023.
4. Web site: 17 February 2023 . Veteran Wan Hai Vessel is First in a New Sustainable Recycling Model . 23 February 2023 . The Maritime Executive . en.
5. News: 5 October 2023 . Green recycling start up confirms expansion plans . 19 November 2024 . Lloyd's List.