South Korean shipbuilder picks Philippines to make floating wind platforms

Marcos says deal with Cerberus will revive maritime manufacturing at Subic Bay

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Subic Bay, which offers access to the South China Sea, hosts a Philippine naval base. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)

YUKI FUJITA, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- A leading South Korean shipbuilder will construct a Philippine production hub for floating offshore wind power platforms with U.S. private equity group Cerberus Capital Management.

Under a strategic partnership announced Wednesday, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering will lease part of a Subic Bay shipyard from Cerberus in a multiyear deal.

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