Hitachi Zosen Wins Bergesen Order

January 19, 2000

Hitachi Zosen Corp., a major Japanese shipbuilder, won 29 billion yen worth of orders from Bergesen D.Y. Group ASA of Norway for four 300,000-ton oil tankers. The tankers will be delivered between March 31, 2000 and January 31, 2001, a spokesman for Hitachi Zosen said. Hitachi Zosen posted a parent current loss of 17.49 billion yen for the year ended March 1999, its first current loss in 10 years, against current profit of 7.02 billion a year earlier, mainly due to losses from unprofitable overseas business.

Related News

Containership That Took Down Baltimore Bridge Refloated & Towed from Channel ESL Shipping's First Plug-in Hybrid Vessel Electramar Christened Houthis Will Target All Ships Heading to Israel, Group Says No Shortage of Good Ideas to Address the Mariner Shortage US Says Warship Intercepted Houthi Missile, Merchant Vessel Untouched