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Techcross Dominates the Domestic Ballast Water Management Market
2021-08-30
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With
the improvement of the global shipbuilding market, new orders have reached the
highest level since 2008. With global order books concentrated around shipyards
in Korea, China, and Japan, orders for Techcross' ballast water management
system are soaring. In particular, the overwhelming performance in the domestic
market is remarkable.
In
Korea, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, DSME, Samsung Heavy Industries, which
are often referred to as the Big 3, as well as mid-sized shipyards such as STX,
Daehan Shipbuilding and Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering are occupying
the shipbuilding market. According to Clarksons Research, about 43% of orders
in the first half of this year occurred in domestic shipyards, after 45% in
China. In other words, securing orders at domestic shipyards is directly linked
to securing global orders. Under these circumstances, Techcross secured orders
at all of the domestic Big 3 shipyards and three medium-sized shipyards,
becoming the only manufacturer of ballast water management system in the world
to deal with six Korean shipyards.
The
reason for continues success of Techcross is that it is supported by its
product performance and various installation performances, as well as the
ability to meet the delivery schedule. As production capacity and installation
schedule are becoming an important issue due to the surge in orders for the
ballast water management system currently, the world's largest plant of
Techcross in Busan, capable of producing more than 3,300 units per year, is a
big advantage for domestic shipyards. In addition, looking at Techcross' recent
progress, sales are mainly from high value-added vessels such as VLCCs and
LNGCs, proving once again the superiority of Techcross’ products in large
vessels along with the technical excellence of Korean shipyards.
As
of August, Techcross is also participating in tanker and LNGC projects
including VLCCs in domestic shipyards, which are currently underway in South
Korean shipyards, so the outlook for orders in the second half of the year is
still bright. It is expected to achieve record-breaking performance this year,
exceeding the previous year's sales of 230 billion won. |