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South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy
Industries has decided to temporarily shut down its offshore shipyard due to a
lack of orders, Yonhap said citing the company.
Industries has decided to temporarily shut down its offshore shipyard due to a
lack of orders, Yonhap said citing the company.
The facility will run out of work by
the end of July when it finalizes its last order secured in November 2014. It
is scheduled to close its doors in August 2018, marking the first time it shuts
down since the start of operations in 1983.
the end of July when it finalizes its last order secured in November 2014. It
is scheduled to close its doors in August 2018, marking the first time it shuts
down since the start of operations in 1983.
The shipbuilder opted for the move as
it cannot afford the yard’s operations until it receives new orders. HHI has
not been able to fetch any new deals for offshore units in the past three
years.
it cannot afford the yard’s operations until it receives new orders. HHI has
not been able to fetch any new deals for offshore units in the past three
years.
Although it competed in a number of
tenders for newbuilding orders, Hyundai Heavy Industries lost the offshore
contracts to Chinese and Singaporean rivals.
tenders for newbuilding orders, Hyundai Heavy Industries lost the offshore
contracts to Chinese and Singaporean rivals.
Additionally, the company informed that
it would need to decrease current production costs in order to gain
competitiveness and secure shipbuilding orders.
it would need to decrease current production costs in order to gain
competitiveness and secure shipbuilding orders.
The shipyard closure will leave some
5,600 offshore workers redundant, 2,600 of which are regular employees and
3,000 are supplier workforce.
5,600 offshore workers redundant, 2,600 of which are regular employees and
3,000 are supplier workforce.
World Maritime News
