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Home›Green Marine›Standards body orders thicker hulls for ships
Green Marine

December 23, 2005 · about 21 years ago

Standards body orders thicker hulls for ships

The shipbuilding industries of Korea and Japan are struggling to cope with a possible surge of production costs following a decision by the industry’s global supervisory organization to require thicker steel plates for oil tankers and bulk carriers, industry sources said yesterday.

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The shipbuilding industries of Korea and Japan are struggling to cope with a possible surge of production costs following a decision by the industry’s global supervisory organization to require thicker steel plates for oil tankers and bulk carriers, industry sources said yesterday.

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