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STX PO invests $80m in heavy lift shipbuilding

STX PO invests $80m in heavy lift shipbuilding
Singapore: STX Pan Ocean announced on Tuesday a decision to invest in the shipbuilding of a heavy lift carrier in a move to diversify into the new business.

Singapore-listed STX Pan Ocean will invest approximately $80m in the building of one semi-submersible heavy lift carrier.

“The investment in the new carrier is to strengthen the company's diversification into the new business,” the company said in a statement.

It added that the investment is not expected to have any material effect on earnings of the company for the current financial year ending 31 December 2012.

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