OREANDA-NEWS. On March 30, 2007 FSUE “PO “Sevmash” delegation under the leadership of General Director Vladimir Pastukhov visited shipyards of South Korea, reported the press-centre of  FSUE “PO “Sevmash”. The delegation consisted of Deputy General Director for Oil and gas technique and shipbuilding Valery Borodin, Deputy Chief Designer Vasily Kuzmin, Deputy Chief Construction Engineer Vladimir Nikitin, Head of Hull-welding facilities Vitaly Ktravets.  Shipbuilders of Severodvinsk have visited shipbuilding enterprises “Hyundai Heavy Industries” and “Samsung Heavy Industries”. These are the largest shipyards of South Korea; besides “Hyundai” is the leader in manufacturing ships around the world.


Sevmash, as the greatest shipbuilding enterprises of Russia, is interested in experience of Korean colleagues. And not only in experience. “Hyundai”, for example, produces diesel engines for chemical carriers, which are being built at Sevmash by “Odfjell ASA” order. During visit Sevmash presentation was arranged, they shared opinions regarding ship building and marine equipment technologies for oil and gas production, discussed possibilities of prospective cooperation.