SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. and SK ecoplant Co., two major builders in South Korea, said Thursday they have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation on nuclear power plant projects. According to the terms of the MOU, the two parties will exchange technology and personnel. They will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly two-thirds of South Korea’s top 30 conglomerates have been dissolved or dropped out of the standings since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, a market tracker said Wednesday. According to corporate tracker CEO Score, 19 family-controlled conglomerates, called chaebol here, disappeared altogether from the list with the remainder maintaining [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean shipbuilders — Samsung Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. — are expected to win a combined US$1.5 billion deal, industry sources said Wednesday. According to industry tracker TradeWinds, the Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) is working on an order for up to 11 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The domestic shipbuilding industry was engulfed in a wave of low spirits as shipping publication “Tradewinds” and eBest Investment and Securities (eBest) both reported that French company CMA CGM had signed a letter of intent with two Chinese shipbuilding firms for nine container ships. The reason for the Korean [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of growing concerns over the future of one of South Korea’s biggest shipbuilding companies, DaeWoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), more than 90 percent of employees have agreed to return some of their salary as part of a collective effort to cut spending and save the company. [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state pension fund, one of the key debt holders for ailing Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., said Thursday it remains undecided on whether to agree on debt rescheduling measures that aim to keep the shipyard afloat. The National Pension Service (NPS), which holds about 30 percent [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Cash-strapped Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major shipyard here, said Tuesday that it has clinched a US$250 million deal to build three very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Under the deal with Maran Tankers Management, a unit of Greece’s largest shipper, Angelicoussis Shipping Group, Daewoo Shipbuilding will deliver [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Cash-strapped Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major shipyard here, said Tuesday that it has clinched a US$250 million deal to build three very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Under the deal with Maran Tankers Management, a unit of Greece’s largest shipper, Angelicoussis Shipping Group, Daewoo Shipbuilding will deliver [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Shareholders of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. on Friday approved a proposed capital reduction scheme, paving the way for the troubled shipbuilder to receive financial aid from its creditors. The shipbuilder said its shareholders gave the nod to the 10-to-1 capital reduction for shareholders. Earlier, its creditors, led [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. is ratcheting up efforts to sell its assets to secure cash amid a protracted slump, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, the troubled shipyard has recently named a preferred bidder for Welliv Co., one of its money-making units, which is involved [...]