South Korean shipbuilders were found to have more than doubled their workers’ manufacturing efficiency over the past 15 years while their revenue grew 19 times.
The average man-hour needed for building one compensated gross ton (CGT) of vessels at three major shipbuilders _ Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering _ has improved from 23.3 hours in 1990 to 9.2 hours in 2005, according to a report compiled by the Yonhap News Agency.