Analysis of foreign experience of diversification of shipbuilding and ship repair yards
Journal: Collection of Scientific Publications NUS
Year: 2014

The experience of diversification of the large ship repair yards of the United States of America has been studied. Three powerful US shipyards are taken as an example: Los Angeles division of the Todd Shipyards, Avondale Shipyard and San Francisco Naval Shipyard Hunters Point. All these plants were diversified because of the lack of the customers for the ship repair and shipbuilding services. The market pushed them to find other ways to get money. In this article the author analyzes the reasons