e-brod.com: 50 New Ships Ordered
Topic: Shipbuilding
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One sentence from the
Vice Prime Minister
and Minister of Economy,
Labour and Entrepreneurship,
Damir Polančec, in a TV
appearance recently, brought
the subject of shipbuilding
into the public eye. Polančec
said one shipyard will be shut
down and one will be converted.
To prevent further a further
avalanche of speculation from
the media, Tomislav Mazal,
Spokesperson of the Ministry
of Economy, denied reports
of the possible bankruptcy of
Brodotrogir, and stated that
the Ministry is revising improved
restructuring plans introduced
by the management
of the five state-owned shipyards
and that it is too early
to talk of shutdown or bankruptcy
of any shipyards.
The
restructuring of shipbuilding
is one of the negotiating elements
for accession to the
EU. The Croatian side has
requested a transitional period
until 2015, by which time
shipbuilding would become a
profitable business.
There is considerable disparity
between the current
poor situation and the much
brighter future that has been
present in shipbuilding for a
long time: order books are, in
fact, full for many years in advance.
The world order book
statement puts Croatia in 10th
place and last year as many
as 50 ships of a total capacity
of more than 2.2 million dwt
were ordered from Croatian
shipyards.
Source: PV International 28.04.2008.
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