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0 Shipyard X: Ulsan Shipyard
Ships Manufactured at Word’s Largest Shipyard
Different types of vessels manufactured in Ulsan shipyard include bulk carriers, container
ships, tankers, VLCC, product carriers, multipurpose cargo ships, ore-bulk-oil carriers,
Ropax, pure car carriers, LPG carriers, RO-RO ships, chemical tankers, offshore rigs / barge
and LNG [Link] shipyard also builds naval ships and special-purpose vessels for the
Republic of Korean Navy. The shipyard is equipped with advanced technologies to design
and fabricate modern submarines, naval ships and special-purpose vessels of various hull
forms.
Shipbuilding facilities at South Korea’s Ulsan shipyard
Workshops and facilities within the shipyard are put up in such a way that the maximum
efficiency of shipyard operations can be maintained. Out of the total area of 1,780 acres of
the shipyard, the workshops cover approximately 395 acres. Ulsan shipyard has ten large-
scale dry docks with nine Goliath cranes. This allows Hyundai Heavy Industry to
manufacture any type of ship of any size. Dry Dock 1, which measures 390m x 80m and is
equipped with two Goliath cranes, is used for constructing LNG carriers. This shipyard also
built the world’s first T-shaped dry-dock in 2009 creating additional space for Dock 1
measuring 165m long, 47m wide and 12.7m high. Dry Dock 2 is 12.7m deep and measures
500m in length and 80m in breadth. It is equipped with two jib cranes.
Dry Dock 3, measuring 672m in length and 92m in breadth, is the largest dock of the Ulsan
shipyard. It is capable of undertaking simultaneous construction of a variety of ships and is
provided with two Goliath cranes. Vessels of up to one million DWT in capacity can be
constructed at this [Link] docks 4 and 5 are comparatively smaller in size and can be used to
construct ships of up to 150,000 DWT and 70,000 DWT respectively .Dry docks 6 and 7 are
specially equipped for the construction of naval ships and special-purpose vessels. Dry docks
8 and 9 were completed in 1996 and are currently allocated for building VLCCs.
Advanced facilities offered by Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard.
HHI’s shipyard is outfitted with cutting-edge facilities and the latest equipment, ranging from
fully machine-driven steel-cutting lines to an eco-friendly painting shop. Other advanced
facilities include a metal works factory, a forge, machine shops, a crankshaft shop and offline
welding robots. HHI also developed an automatic painting spray head for painting the bottom
of ships in September 2014.
Figure 1: Ulsan Shipyard Layout
2.0 Shipyard Y: Mangalia Shipyard
Mangalia shipyard is a large shipyard located 45 km (28 mi) south of the Port of Constanţa,
in Mangalia, [Link] 1997 Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries or DMHI was formed as
a joint venture between South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
and the 2 Mai Shipyard in Mangalia. Since it was founded the company built over 127 new
ships and repaired around 300 ships.
The shipyard is spread over an area of 980,000 m2 (10,500,000 sq ft), has three dry docks
with a total length of 982 m (3,222 ft) and 1.6 km (0.99 mi) of berths. In 2002 the company
delivered two tankers of 42,500 DWT to the Norwegian company Kleven Floro used for the
transportation of orange juice. One of the main customers of the shipyard is the German
company Hamburg Süd which ordered six container ships of around 6,000 TEU each, and
seven ships of 7,100 TEU each as well as four tugboats. The company also signed in 2005 an
agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., NSB Niederelbe, Gebab and Conti
Reederei companies for the construction of 12 container ships of around 5,000 TEU each that
will be delivered in stages until 2011 at a total cost of US$1.1 billion.
Figure 2: Mangalia Shipyard
3.0 SWOT Analysis
Shipyard X
Strength Weakness
Cheap domestic labor Environmental Challenges
Comprehensive Sales network Increasing labour cost
Quality services across all dealer Weak ship financing market
locations
Various Services.
Big workforce
Opportunity Threat
Product life cycle not reaching Overflow of used equipments
maturity Chinese equipments maker
Growing Demand The bargaining power of suppliers
Income level is at a constant increase is high
New trade agreements between Over capacity
countries are possible
Shipyard Y
Strength Weakness
Advantage in specific ship repairs Has the risk of a major setback duo
Advanced technology to the fluctuations in currency
Strong financial position and market Unproper Planning
presence. Labour cost
Brand portfolio
Opportunity Threat
Success in building the world’s Growing competition and lower
largest container ship will bring in profitability.
new orders Technological problems
Growing demand Huge Debt
New products and services are
possible
TOWS Analysis
Strength Weakness
Opportunity S1: Cheap domestic labor W1: Environmental Challenges
O1: Growing Demand O1 : Growing Demand
S1 : Cheap Domestic Labor W1: Environmental Challenges
O2: Income level at constant O2 : Income level at constant
increase Increase
S2: Big Workforce W2: Increasing labour cost
O1: Growing Demand O1 : Growing Demand
S2: Big Workforce W2: Increasing Labour Cost
O2: Income level at constant O2 : Income level at constant
increase Increase
Treat S1: Cheap Domestic Labour W1: Environmental Challenges
T1: Chinese Equipment Maker T1: Chinese Equipment Maker
S1: Cheap Domestic Labour W1: Environmental Challenges
T2: Over Capacity T2: Over Capacity
S2: Big Workforce W2: Increasing labour cost
T1: Chinese Equipment Maker T1: Chinese Equipment Maker
S2: Big Workforce W2: Increasing labour cost
T2: Over Capacity T2: Over Capacity
