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September 13, 2007 · about 19 years ago

Samsung Heavy Unveils Improved Shipbuilding Method

Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a new shipbuilding system, called the ‘tera-block’ method, that allows the company to assemble a vessel from just two large ship blocks. Comparing a ship with a house, ship blocks are the equivalent of bricks. As bricks are laid to build a house, ship blocks, w

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Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a new shipbuilding system, called the ‘tera-block’ method, that allows the company to assemble a vessel from just two large ship blocks. Comparing a ship with a house, ship blocks are the equivalent of bricks. As bricks are laid to build a house, ship blocks, which are made individually, are welded together to form a ship.

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