Article: S. Korea set to help struggling shipbuilders.

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- State-run financial institutions will increase their support to shipyards and shipping lines struggling to cope with the fallout from the worldwide economic slump, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said the global economic crisis has caused new orders won by local shipyards to fall 90 percent on-year from January through September, making it necessary to take active measures to prop up the sector. South Korean companies like Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Samsung Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. won 47 new orders in the first nine months of this year compared to 655 vessels won for ...

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