ARE AMERICAN SHIPYARDS COMPETITIVE?

The author, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), notes four developments that give rise to some hope for the competitiveness and recovery of U.S. shipyards. The first is the backlog of orders in the international shipbuilding community; the second is that the campaign of the SCA to end foreign shipbuilding subsidies is beginning to have some effect; the third is the growing interest of American shipyards in the commercial market as the volume of naval shipbuilding declines; and the last is the indication, from competitions between U.S. and foreign shipyards, that the U.S. yards are closing the gap in some market niches.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Stocker, J J
• Publication Date: 1990-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 p.
• Serial:
  • MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS
  • Volume: 52
  • Issue Number: No.12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Shipyards
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00661811
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM