Further, with shipping experiencing a boom, says shipbreaking engineer Chuang T'ing-sung, ships are getting extended lives, and fewer are being scrapped.
經濟自由化、台幣的升值都是造成拆船業沒落的致命傷，早年外匯不夠，鋼鐵需要量的八、九成，是來自拆船鋼板的再製造。