Daewoo Expects 18% Jump in Offshore Orders

According to a report from Bloomberg, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s third-largest shipyard, expects orders for drilling vessels and offshore platforms to increase 18% this year, helped by higher fuel prices. Contracts for drill ships, semi-submersibles and offshore platforms may rise to $6b this year from $5.1b in 2010, according to Nam Sang Tae, Daewoo Shipbuilding’s chief executive officer, the report said.

(Source: Bloomberg)