Media: EU to block major South Korean shipyard merger

The EU Commission is allegedly so skeptical about the intent of shipbuilder HHI to join forces with DSME that it means to block the merger, writes South Korean media. The commission declines to comment on the story to ShippingWatch.

The European Commission is said to be intent on blocking the acquisition by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of competitor Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), reports Korea Times citing anonymous sources.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 7 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
  • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading