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SHI narrows annual loss to $120m

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) announced on Wednesday that it has recorded a loss of KRW139bn ($120m) in 2016, considerably narrowing from the deficit of KRW1.21trn in 2015.

Lee Hong Liang, Asia Correspondent

January 26, 2017

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The local media reported that SHI’s significantly reduced loss was attributed to strict cost-cutting efforts on the back of a protracted downturn of the shipbuilding industry.

Revenue for 2016 was registered at KRW10.41trn, up 7.2% year-on-year, while an operating loss of KRW147bn was reported, sharply narrowing from the operating loss of KRW1.5bn in 2015.

For 2017, SHI has set itself a goal of achieving more than $6bn in orderbook. It started the new year with a $1.27bn order to build a FPU for BP’s Mad Dog II project.

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Lee Hong Liang

Asia Correspondent

Singapore-based Lee Hong Liang provides a significant boost to daily coverage of the Asian shipping markets, as well as bringing with him an in-depth specialist knowledge of the bunkering markets.

Throughout Hong Liang’s 14-year career as a maritime journalist, he has reported ‘live’ news from conferences, conducted one-on-one interviews with top officials, and had the ability to write hard news and featured stories.

 

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