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SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- The world’s two biggest shipbuilders, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE) and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), reported worse-than-expected earnings for 2011 as sales of high-end ships fell [...]
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LONDON (Dow Jones)–Dongfang Shipbuilding Group Co Ltd (DFS.LN) Wednesday announced that Mr Venkatesh Narayanaswamy has stepped down from the board with immediate effect, adding that the board expects a replacement chairman to [...]
angzijiang Shipbuilding is another legend in China’s shipbuilding industry. As the first private shipbuilding enterprise to be listed in Singapore in 2007, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has quickly ascended to become one [...]
TOKYO (Dow Jones)–JFE Holdings Inc. (5411.TO) and IHI Corp. (7013.TO) said Monday they have agreed to merge their shipbuilding subsidiaries effective Oct. 1, in a bid to better compete with sector powerhouses [...]
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