3 ms·
In the 1970s the Netherlands tried to save it's shipyards (from Japan and Korea at the time China was nothing). There's just no point to it your oil tankers en
by Yeul 2y ago
In the 1970s the Netherlands tried to save it's shipyards (from Japan and Korea at the time China was nothing).
There's just no point to it your oil tankers end up more expensive so nobody will want to buy them.
- bluGill 2y agoThere is the real problem. World demand doesn't need enough oil tankers to support the level of automation needed to be competetive. navy is different in that it is worth building your own and having that automation just in case.
- timewizard 2y ago> In the 1970s the Netherlands tried to save it's shipyards They have several successful ship building companies today. Is your point that it didn't work? That doesn't seem born out by the reality of today. > There's just no point to it your oil tankers end up more expensive so nobody will want to buy them. So the quality is equivalent? And there are no buyers who require high quality in their ships?
- Neonlicht 2y agoThe Netherlands still has very successful shipyards but they focus on government contracts (navy, coastguard, ferries) and (super) yachts. The giant container ships and mammoth tankers are all built in Asia.