The Korea Marine Equipment Association (KOMEA) held KOMEA FORUM 2012 on December 21 and revealed that as IMO tightening offshore environment regulation, Korean equipment makers should prepare for green ship, eco ship, etc.
An official from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy main industries policy division said domestic shipbuilding and offshore industries should take an action in preparation for changing global shipbuilding and offshore markets.
The first speaker analyst Lee Sok-Je of JP Morgan said under a topic 'shipbuilding & offshore Industries' market forecast and future equipment industry', transition in global shipbuilding and offshore industries would come earlier. He added that Korea should add value in shipbuilding, which we could do the best.
KOMEA Chairman Park Yoon-So said using IT-based high-value marine equipment would be one of ways to overcome depressed shipbuilding market and we should create products that global shipowners had to buy those regardless of prices.