TITLE:
The Greek Ship-Owners from the Land of the Acropolis to the Yards of the Rising Sun: A Case-Study of Cooperation (1952-2022) and to the Yards of the Land of the Morning Calm (1972-2022)
AUTHORS:
Alexandros M. Goulielmos
KEYWORDS:
The Yards of Japan-Since 1952, The Yards of S Korea-Since 1972, The Ship-Owners of Athens/Piraeus & Their Shipbuilding Demand, 1952-2022, Further Research Topics, A Proposed “Economy” Shipyard
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.14 No.4,
April
21,
2023
ABSTRACT: We analyzed the main characteristics of the shipbuilding activity of the
Greek ship-owners in the yards of Japan & South Korea since 1952. Greek
ship-owners built 4,243 ships worldwide (61% bulk carriers; 39% tanker), in
Japan 35%, in S Korea 38% and in China 27% ($50b, 1000 ships) & 146 elsewhere.
We showed clearly how, when and why! Greek ship-owners spent more than $170b in their new-buildings in 70 years! They own now 4709 ships
valued $153b (48% bulk carriers & 31% tankers). A number of findings here,
we believe, will be very useful for the present and future shipbuilders. We
treated shipbuilding as the neglected industry by shipping economists, as
really is, and so we proposed a number of topics for further research. In
addition, we designed a new “economy”
shipyard. Anyone who studied shipbuilding, finishes his/her work with the
question, asked also by Japan: “Why bother to build ships for
foreigners, when this is a job for maximum 30 years?” Shipping faces the carbon
intensity indicator; the EU ETS and the Green Shipping. Greeks still cry since
the time of their birth for adequate and well trained crews, but it seems that
the relevant educational establishments are deaf…