The number of ship scrappings over the past five years has declined appreciably on an annual basis since the mid-1980s which was a period of intense shipbreaking activity.
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Scrapping
Synonyms for "scrapping" (64 found)
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20 entriesactionadministrative actionasset management actioncancellationdecisiondecommissioningdeletiondescriptordisposaleconomic measureeliminationindustrial processmodifieroperationpolicypolicy action
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22 entriesaircraft decommissioningaircraft scrappingcar scrappingcopper scrapdismantlingend of life programferrous scrapfleet renewal incentivejunkingnonferrous scrapplan shelvingpolicy reversalpolicy scrappingproject scrappingproject terminationscrapping cost
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11 entriescar scrappingscrapping costscrapping industryscrapping initiativescrapping metalscrapping policyscrapping processscrapping programscrapping ratescrapping yardship scrapping
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Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood.
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