Samsung Heavy Industries to Launch Deal with

Samsung Heavy Industries to Launch Deal with Japanese Shipbuilder

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Photo Credit: SHI

It has been reported that South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with the Japanese company, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. The deal is said to be the first of its kind, initiating a strategic collaboration between Japanese and South Korean shipbuilders. The cooperation would entail the construction and repair of cargo vessels and special purpose ships.

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