Naming Ceremony of 110,000-ton Tanker 'Seuteurimon' Held in Haenam

Greek Shipping Company Sun Enterprise, Which Helped Start South Korea's Shipbuilding Industry Half a Century Ago, Places Construction Order

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Sun Enterprises, a Greek shipping company that helped start the shipbuilding industry by commissioning ship construction in Korea for the first time in the world over 50 years ago, has now commissioned a 110,000-ton class oil tanker from a shipyard in Jeonnam, bringing delivery within reach.

On the 14th, Jeonnam Province announced that it held a naming ceremony for the oil tanker "STRYMON" ordered from Sun Enterprises at Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Hwawon Industrial Complex. Strymon is the name of a river in Greece.

About 50 people attended the naming ceremony, including Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, Kim Kwang-ho, Chairman of Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Stavros Livanos, CEO of Sun Enterprises, and shipbuilding officials.

The "STRYMON" is a 115,000-ton crude oil tanker (worth 50 million dollars) ordered by Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. from Sun Enterprises in 2021. It is scheduled to be delivered to the Greek shipping company on the 21st.

Greece is the world's number one shipping country, owning about 20% of the world's ships. Sun Enterprises has a deep connection as it was the first in the world in 1972 to place an order for ships (two 260,000-ton tankers) in Korea, marking the starting point of Korea's shipbuilding industry.

Governor Kim Young-rok said, "I commend Daehan Shipbuilding for building a large tanker with excellent technology despite difficult conditions," and added, "We will spare no necessary support at the provincial level for future eco-friendly ship technology development and infrastructure expansion."

This naming ceremony is meaningful as it took place at a time when Daehan Shipbuilding overcame internal difficulties such as restructuring and completed its sale to make a new leap forward.

Meanwhile, Governor Kim visited Greece in 2019 to revitalize the struggling local shipbuilding industry, explaining the excellent technology of Jeonnam shipyards and ship equipment companies, and supported a contract for two oil tankers worth 100 million dollars.

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