New orders for ships, marine engines, offshore platforms and other products probably rose 13% to $28.2bn, falling short of the $29.4bn target, the Ulsan, Korea-based company said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression has caused funds to dry up, making it difficult for shipping lines to arrange loans for new vessels and pay for the ones they’ve ordered. The meltdown has prompted trade to slump, with the World Bank projecting the first decline in almost 30 years. Hyundai Heavy had no orders for new vessels for three months since October as demand for iron ore and consumer goods plunged. Sales will probably climb 26% to a record 19.6 trillion won ($16bn) as more vessels are built at higher prices, exceeding its target of 18.1 trillion won, Hyundai Heavy said in the filing. The company delivered a record 102 vessels last year, 28% more than in 2007 as it worked through almost four years of order backlog.
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