Singapore Awards Another $1.1 Bln for Mega-port Project
Singapore on Wednesday announced a $1.1 billion plan to expand and modernize its port, the world's second-biggest, but which is in fierce competition with several Chinese harbors including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it has awarded a project worth S$1.46 billion ($1.10 billion) for the second phase of its Tuas Terminal port development to a joint venture of firms, including Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction.Other companies in the joint venture include Japan's Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd and Boskalis International from
Rolls-Royce to Supply Engines for Huge UAE Offshore Project
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a strategic contract to supply Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) with power generation equipment and related services to help boost oil and gas processing at the Satah Al- Razboot (SARB) offshore project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract was awarded by the Korean engineering, procurement and construction firm Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC) and is the first Trent 60 gas turbine sale to a Korean EPC. The SARB project, say Rolls-Royce, will play a key role in boosting domestic oil and gas production in the UAE.
Report: KDB Sees Daewoo Sale
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering is expected to go up for sale in the second half of this year, once the firm swings to a solid operating profit in the first half, its main creditor said on Thursday. The long-awaited sale has been widely expected to be one of the country's top acquisition deals in 2007, after the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) sold LG Card Co. Ltd. to Shinhan Financial Group for $7.2 billion last year. KDB and state restructuring agency KAMCO jointly own half of the world's No. 2 shipbuilder, valued at 2.5 trillion won ($2.67 billion) at the current market price, after its parent, Daewoo Group, went bankrupt under a mountain of debt in 1999. As for Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
KDB to Unveil Daewoo Sale Plan in 2007
Reuters reported that Korea Development Bank (KDB), a top shareholder in Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. , will announce in early 2007 a plan to sell the world's No. 2 shipbuilder, the bank's governor said on Monday. State-run KDB and government restructuring agency KAMCO jointly own half of the shipbuilder, one of former units of the bankrupt Daewoo Group, with a market value of $5.7b. The sale is expected to be one of the biggest M&A deals in South Korea, with KDB Governor Kim Chang-lok predicting it would fetch about $6.2 -$7.3b. KDB has outsourced the assessment of the best ownership structure at Daewoo Shipbuilding and the proper time of the sale, and expects to have the outcome in November. Earlier this month, steel maker POSCO Co. Ltd.
