The hallmark of the yard is its flexibility to produce products customised to the client's needs, at the same time as they meet international requirements. The customer is new, the public, environment and materials we use are continuously changing. We have to reconsider the approach to each individual customer. Same starting line Bye underscores the importance of equal framework conditions in shipbuilding to manage competition under equal terms. As it is today, the conditions vary between different parts of the world.
Asian shipyards contribute to uncertainty in the market as they continuously lower prices.
At the same time the EU has ended shipbuilding support for all EU countries, including Norway. We watch developments with Argus eyes, and are not willing to give up in the first round. We will always head for the gold, and we are capable of making it,' concludes Bye. Det Norske Veritas .