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News

The Interaction between the ship repair, ship conversion and shipbuilding industries

23-Jan-2009

This report analyses the interaction between the ship repair, ship conversion and shipbuilding industries, and examines the possibilities of shipbuilding yards engaging in simultaneous activities and the movement from one sector to the other in response to market pressures and opportunities.

The shipbuilding industry in China

23-Jan-2009

This report on the shipbuilding industry in China is one in a series of such reports intended to provide an insight into the shipbuilding sectors of both OECD members and non-OECD economies.  It benefited from detailed comments provided by the China Shipbuilding Economy Research Center.

The shipbuilding industry in Vietnam

23-Jan-2009

This report on the shipbuilding industry in Vietnam is one in a series of such reports intended to provide an insight into the shipbuilding sectors of both OECD members and non-OECD economies. The report was prepared with the assistance of Vinashin (the Vietnamese State Shipbuilding Corporation), which provided detailed comments.


Events

Workshop on market distorting factors, 3-4 December 2009

from 03-Dec-2009 to 04-Dec-2009

This workshop, which was attended by non-OECD economies and industry, addressed market distorting factors from the perspective of the proposed OECD Shipbuilding Agreement. Documents and presentations are available here.

 

Discussion on the impact of the economic downturn on the shipbuilding industry, 9-10 July 2009

from 09-Jul-2009 to 10-Jul-2009

Participants at this meeting considered in depth the impact of the current economic crisis on the world shipbuilding industry.  As well as the OECD members, the meeting was attended by Romania as a full participant, and Brazil, China, Russia, Chinese Taipei and Ukraine as ad-hoc observers. Together, the participants accounted for around 95% of world shipbuilding production in 2008. This special item took place during the 108th Session of the OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding, 9-10 July 2009.



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