DSME Ordered to Halt Production After 2nd Fire
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has received orders from government officials to cease production on five of its ships presently under construction, following a series of deadly shipyard incidents, Yonhap reported. The government orders are in response to a fire which broke out Tuesday inside a gas tanker being built in a shipyard on Geoje Island, killing one worker and injuring at least seven others. The accident follows a similar incident that killed two and injured seven at Okpo Shipyard in August. Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor ordered the shipbuilder to stop construction until safety can be guaranteed aboard the ship that caught on fire Tuesday as well as four others of the same kind, Yonhap reported.
Korea Pledges Full Supports for Shipyards
Yoon Sang-Jick, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) of Korea, held a meeting to check pending issues faced by Korean shipbuilding and offshore plant industry at Seoul Palace Hotel recently. The meeting was intended to examine current status of overseas and home industry and seek response proposals. Some 20 presidents from allied organizations attended, such as MOTIE, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MEL), shipbuilding and offshore plant industry…
