Hyundai Heavy to halt South Korean shipyard

Shipbuilder continues trimming production in response to weak demand

KENICHI YAMADA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea's largest shipbuilder, will suspend operations at its shipyard in Gunsan amid a slowdown in orders for tankers and other vessels that looks unlikely to improve anytime soon, it was learned Thursday.

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