Shipbreaking involves a big gamble which can lead to high profits or great losses, depending upon the fluctuations of steel prices on the world market. It requires continual vigilance and foresight to predict market trends.
拆船是一種輸贏動輒新台幣數千萬，乃至上億元的大賭博，賭的是舊船購入、拆卸完成、到廢鋼鐵賣出時，三、五個月間的鋼價起落。