HYUNDAI COMMISSIONS TO CHALLENGE JAPAN'S POSITION AS FAR EAST VLCC BUILDER

A shipyard capable of constructing the largest ships in the world is presently under construction and will soon be completed. This shipyard is located on the south east coast of Korea, and when fully constructed, will be able to build up to six VLCC's in the 300,000-dwt class per year. A complete description of the shipyard is given, including overall design of the yard, future plans to expand the yard facilities, and a list of the equipment that will be used when the yard becomes operational. Specific dimensions of the yard are given, as well as the capacities of the equipment that will be used.

• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1973-3-23

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-29
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Transport and Technical Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Organization; Planning; Production; Production control; Productivity; Shipbuilding; Shipyards; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipyard design; Shipyard organization
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047683
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1973 12:00AM