SPLIT, Dec 19 (Hina) - The Croatian shipbuilding industry has been successfully rehabilitated in the first stage, the economy minister said in Split on Tuesday at the launching of the second of six oil tankers the shipyard in the
southern Adriatic port is building for Greece's European Navigation. "There were many pessimists at the beginning of the new government's mandate and many who believed Croatian shipbuilding couldn't survive. Thanks, among else, to a favourable world trend and the shipbuilders' great efforts, our shipyards are seeing better days," said Minister Goranko Fizulic. He added domestic shipbuilding was ready for individually tackling the world market, and voiced hope it would regain its former lever of growth position. He applauded the fact that over the next three years, Split's Brodosplit shipyard would construct 17 ships worth $520 million. The tanker launched today was n
SPLIT, Dec 19 (Hina) - The Croatian shipbuilding industry has been
successfully rehabilitated in the first stage, the economy
minister said in Split on Tuesday at the launching of the second of
six oil tankers the shipyard in the southern Adriatic port is
building for Greece's European Navigation.
"There were many pessimists at the beginning of the new
government's mandate and many who believed Croatian shipbuilding
couldn't survive. Thanks, among else, to a favourable world trend
and the shipbuilders' great efforts, our shipyards are seeing
better days," said Minister Goranko Fizulic.
He added domestic shipbuilding was ready for individually tackling
the world market, and voiced hope it would regain its former lever
of growth position.
He applauded the fact that over the next three years, Split's
Brodosplit shipyard would construct 17 ships worth $520 million.
The tanker launched today was named Elka Angelique. In attendance
were Finnish Ambassador Osmo Lipponen and Greek ship-owner Spyros
Karnessis, who praised the quality of shipbuilding in Croatia.
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