The Korea Times
amn_close.png
amn_bl.png
National
  • Politics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Multicultural Community
  • Defense
  • Environment & Animals
  • Law & Crime
  • Society
  • Health & Science
amn_bl.png
Business
  • Tech
  • Bio
  • Companies
amn_bl.png
Finance
  • Companies
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Cryptocurrency
amn_bl.png
Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Thoughts of the Times
  • Cartoon
  • Today in History
  • Blogs
  • Tribune Service
  • Blondie & Garfield
  • Letter to President
  • Letter to the Editor
amn_bl.png
Lifestyle
  • Travel & Food
  • Trends
  • People & Events
  • Books
  • Around Town
  • Fortune Telling
amn_bl.png
Entertainment & Arts
  • K-pop
  • Films
  • Shows & Dramas
  • Music
  • Theater & Others
amn_bl.png
Sports
amn_bl.png
World
  • SCMP
  • Asia
amn_bl.png
Video
  • Korean Storytellers
  • POPKORN
  • Culture
  • People
  • News
amn_bl.png
Photos
  • Photo News
  • Darkroom
amn_NK.png amn_DR.png amn_LK.png amn_LE.png
  • bt_fb_on_2022.svgbt_fb_over_2022.svg
  • bt_twitter_on_2022.svgbt_twitter_over_2022.svg
  • bt_youtube_on_2022.svgbt_youtube_over_2022.svg
  • bt_instagram_on_2022.svgbt_instagram_over_2022.svg
The Korea Times
amn_close.png
amn_bl.png
National
  • Politics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Multicultural Community
  • Defense
  • Environment & Animals
  • Law & Crime
  • Society
  • Health & Science
amn_bl.png
Business
  • Tech
  • Bio
  • Companies
amn_bl.png
Finance
  • Companies
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Cryptocurrency
amn_bl.png
Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Thoughts of the Times
  • Cartoon
  • Today in History
  • Blogs
  • Tribune Service
  • Blondie & Garfield
  • Letter to President
  • Letter to the Editor
amn_bl.png
Lifestyle
  • Travel & Food
  • Trends
  • People & Events
  • Books
  • Around Town
  • Fortune Telling
amn_bl.png
Entertainment & Arts
  • K-pop
  • Films
  • Shows & Dramas
  • Music
  • Theater & Others
amn_bl.png
Sports
amn_bl.png
World
  • SCMP
  • Asia
amn_bl.png
Video
  • Korean Storytellers
  • POPKORN
  • Culture
  • People
  • News
amn_bl.png
Photos
  • Photo News
  • Darkroom
amn_NK.png amn_DR.png amn_LK.png amn_LE.png
  • bt_fb_on_2022.svgbt_fb_over_2022.svg
  • bt_twitter_on_2022.svgbt_twitter_over_2022.svg
  • bt_youtube_on_2022.svgbt_youtube_over_2022.svg
  • bt_instagram_on_2022.svgbt_instagram_over_2022.svg
  • Login
  • Register
  • Login
  • Register
  • The Korea Times
  • search
  • all menu
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Photos
  • Video
  • World
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Entertainment & Art
  • Lifestyle
  • Finance
  • Business
  • National
  • North Korea
  • 1

    Kim Min-gyu, Go Bo-gyeol bid farewell to 'The Heavenly Idol'

  • 3

    Han Suk-kyu on return of 'Dr. Romantic' with Season 3

  • 5

    Genesis launches 2023 G90 sedan

  • 7

    Do Kwon, Korea's crypto 'genius' turned disgraced fugitive

  • 9

    North Korea will pay price for reckless provocations, warns Yoon

  • 11

    N. Korea tests 'underwater nuclear attack drone,' cruise missiles for nuclear warhead: KCNA

  • 13

    Kakao Entertainment, Colombia Record team up for IVE's North American debut

  • 15

    Second daughter of Daesang chairman promoted to vice president

  • 17

    Over 70% of firms unwilling to embrace longer workweek

  • 19

    Crypto founder Do Kwon is indicted in US, following Montenegro arrest

  • 2

    Zoo shares sad story of what caused Sero the zebra to escape

  • 4

    Kim Nam-gil to embark on Asia fan-meeting tour

  • 6

    Kyochon heralds 30,000 won fried chicken era

  • 8

    Churches, Seoul gov't unite to fight low birthrate

  • 10

    What's next for Terra founder Do Kwon?

  • 12

    Hybe to sell SM shares to Kakao following failed takeover bid

  • 14

    Burnout: Cardiothoracic surgery residents work 102 hours a week

  • 16

    Montenegro charges crypto fugitive Do Kwon with forgery

  • 18

    BTS' Jimin releases solo album

  • 20

    More companies adopt electronic voting amid increase in shareholder activism

Close scrollclosebutton

Close for 24 hours

Open
  • The Korea Times
  • search
  • all menu
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Photos
  • Video
  • World
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Entertainment & Art
  • Lifestyle
  • Finance
  • Business
  • National
  • North Korea
  • National
  • World
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Culture
  • Dear Abby
  • Editorial
  • Football Inside
  • Hackers Toeic
Sun, March 26, 2023 | 21:32
Editorial
Tough road ahead
[사설 읽기] 다가올 험난한 길
Posted : 2022-10-04 10:05
Updated : 2022-10-04 10:05
Print PreviewPrint Preview
Font Size UpFont Size Up
Font Size DownFont Size Down
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • kakaolink
  • whatsapp
  • reddit
  • mailto
  • link
경남 거제시 아주동 대우조선해양 옥포조선소                                                                                                              연합
경남 거제시 아주동 대우조선해양 옥포조선소 연합

DSME should pursue self-rescue efforts to stay afloat
대우조선해양, 생존을 위한 자구책 마련 해야


Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has signed a preliminary investment deal with Hanwha Group, paving the way for the latter's takeover of the debt-ridden shipyard. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the two, Hanwha's subsidiaries will participate in a 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) rights offering for a 49.3 percent stake.
대우조선해양이 한화그룹과 예비투자계약을 체결해 부채에 시달리는 조선소 인수를 위한 발판을 마련했다. 한화그룹 계열사는 2조원 규모의 유상증자(지분률 49.3%)를 포함한 조건부 투자합의서(MOU)를 체결했다.


The deal, if finalized, will enable DSME to find a new owner since it was put under the control of state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) in 2001. Hanwha first attempted to acquire DSME in 2008, but to no avail due to a liquidity crunch amid the global financial crisis at the time. Equipped with competitive prowess in the defense industry and energy, Hanwha apparently seeks to take advantage of DSME's units that manufacture special purpose vessels (military ships like submarines).
이번 거래가 성사되면 대우조선해양은 2001년 산업은행이 인수한 이후 (21년 만에) 새 주인을 찾게 된다. 한화그룹은 2008년 대우조선해양 인수를 처음 시도했지만 당시 글로벌 금융위기에 따른 유동성 문제가 맞물려 포기했다. 방위 산업과 에너지 분야에 경쟁력을 갖춘 한화는 특수선(잠수함 등의 군용 선박)을 생산하는 대우조선해양의 강점을 노리는 것으로 보인다.


DSME will also gain momentum in its bid to get back on track under the new ownership. Expectations are mounting that Hanwha's possible takeover will help boost the domestic shipbuilding industry as the nation's seventh-largest conglomerate will better manage the troubled shipbuilder and end the sluggish performance.
대우조선해양 역시 새 소유권으로 경영 정상화에 오르기 위한 추진력을 얻을 것이다. 한화의 인수는 국내 7위의 대기업이 어려움을 겪고 있는 조선사를 잘 관리하고 부진한 실적을 끝내 국내 조선업 활성화에 도움을 줄 것이라는 기대감이 높아지고 있다.


Despite such positive aspects, concerns are also increasing. First, DSME should make utmost efforts to stay afloat, boosted by the envisioned takeover. DSME has been hemorrhaging over the past two years despite recent signs of robust overseas orders. Its losses accumulated to 7.7 trillion won over the past 10 years, including a 1.7 trillion won deficit posted last year.
이러한 긍정적인 측면에도 불구하고 우려도 커지고 있다. 첫째, 대우조선해양은 인수합병을 통해 살아남기 위해 최선을 다해야 한다. 대우조선해양은 최근 해외 수주 호조에도 불구하고 지난 2년 동안 자산 손실을 겪었다. 지난해 적자 1조 7000억원을 포함해 지난 10년간 7조 7000억원의 적자를 냈다.


Its debt-to-equity ratio stood at 676 percent with total debt surpassing 10 trillion won in the first half of this year. More than 12 trillion won of taxpayers' money has been poured into the troubled shipbuilder since 2001. This means the shipyard has managed to survive only due to state budget infusions. Against this backdrop, an easy-going atmosphere has been gripping the firm, coupled with lax practices.
부채비율은 676%로 올해 상반기 부채 총액이 10조원을 넘어섰다. 2001년부터 12조원이 넘는 납세자들의 돈이 이 곤경에 빠진 조선소에 쏟아졌다. 이는 조선소가 국가 예산 투입으로 살아남을 수 있었다는 것을 의미한다. 이러한 배경에서 느슨한 관행과 더불어 해이한 분위기가 회사에 만연해 있다.


For starters, the previous managements, mainly consisting of elite officials appointed to the positions, attempted to fabricate financial statements to conceal huge amounts of losses. Its trade union played a major role in rupturing the envisioned merger between DSME and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) by visiting the EU's headquarters in January, calling for the deal to be disapproved. It has also triggered a "low-price" competition, dealing setbacks to domestic shipyards.
우선 정권 엘리트 간부들로 구성된 전임 경영진은 막대한 손실을 감추기 위해 재무제표를 조작하려 했다. 노조는 지난 1월 유럽연합(EU) 본부를 찾아가 합병 불허를 요청하며 대우조선해양과 현대중공업의 합병 무산에 큰 역할을 했다. 합병 무산은 국내 조선소에 차질을 빚는 "저가" 경쟁 역시 촉발했다.


More recently, DSME's subcontracted workers staged a sit-in protest, resulting in 700 billion won in damage. The protest was triggered by the practice of saving costs via multilayered subcontracts after orders were won at very low prices. KDB is poised to determine the final acquirer by the end of the year to complete the takeover by the first half of 2023. DSME's trade union vowed Tuesday to stage an all-out protest against any unilateral push for a sale without the union's consent. The trade union issue will surely become the biggest barrier to the envisaged takeover.
최근에는 대우조선해양 하청 노동자들이 연좌농성을 벌여 7000억원 대의 피해를 입혔다. 이 시위는 저가 수주한 후 다층 하도급을 통해 비용을 절감하는 관행에 의해 촉발되었다. 산업은행은 2023년 상반기까지 인수를 완료하기 위해 연말까지 최종 인수자를 결정할 예정이다. 화요일 대우조선해양 노조는 노조의 동의 없는 일방적인 매각 추진에 대해 전면 항의하겠다고 밝혔다. 노동조합 문제는 분명히 계획된 인수에 가장 큰 장벽이 될 것으로 보인다.

9월 28일 (수) The Korea Times 사설

KEY WORDS
■ pave the way (~을 위한) 길을 닦다
■ debt-ridden 적자에 허덕이는
■ crunch 부족 사태
■ boost 북돋우다
■ stay afloat 빚지지 않고 있다
■ setback 차질
■ subcontract 하청을 주다
■ all-out 총력을 기울인, 전면적인
■ envisage (미래의 일을) 예상[상상]하다

기사 원문 보기


Emailywjeon@ktimes.com Article ListMore articles by this reporter
 
Top 10 Stories
1Kyochon heralds 30,000 won fried chicken era Kyochon heralds 30,000 won fried chicken era
2Yoon's labor reform drive sputters due to controversy over lengthening workweek Yoon's labor reform drive sputters due to controversy over lengthening workweek
3Horace N. Allen: Joseon's foreign royal physician Horace N. Allen: Joseon's foreign royal physician
4Apple Pay service limited by lack of NFC terminalsApple Pay service limited by lack of NFC terminals
5From mines to mobility: 140-year-old partnership between Germany and Korea From mines to mobility: 140-year-old partnership between Germany and Korea
6Chun Doo-hwan's grandson to apologize to victims of Gwangju massacreChun Doo-hwan's grandson to apologize to victims of Gwangju massacre
7Unrest on the Island of World Peace in 1903 Unrest on the Island of World Peace in 1903
8Foreign minister hosts Iftar dinner for Muslims in Korea Foreign minister hosts Iftar dinner for Muslims in Korea
9South Korea speeds up full-fledged deployment of US anti-missile batterySouth Korea speeds up full-fledged deployment of US anti-missile battery
10Firstborns account for record-high 63% of newborns Firstborns account for record-high 63% of newborns
Top 5 Entertainment News
1Kim Min-gyu, Go Bo-gyeol bid farewell to 'The Heavenly Idol' Kim Min-gyu, Go Bo-gyeol bid farewell to 'The Heavenly Idol'
2Han Suk-kyu on return of 'Dr. Romantic' with Season 3 Han Suk-kyu on return of 'Dr. Romantic' with Season 3
3Kim Nam-gil to embark on Asia fan-meeting tour Kim Nam-gil to embark on Asia fan-meeting tour
4Two curators to lead Korean pavilion at Venice Art Biennale in 2024 for first time Two curators to lead Korean pavilion at Venice Art Biennale in 2024 for first time
5[INTERVIEW] How ATEEZ achieved worldwide success INTERVIEWHow ATEEZ achieved worldwide success
DARKROOM
  • Turkey-Syria earthquake

    Turkey-Syria earthquake

  • Nepal plane crash

    Nepal plane crash

  • Brazil capital uprising

    Brazil capital uprising

  • Happy New Year 2023

    Happy New Year 2023

  • World Cup 2022 Final - Argentina vs France

    World Cup 2022 Final - Argentina vs France

CEO & Publisher : Oh Young-jin
Digital News Email : webmaster@koreatimes.co.kr
Tel : 02-724-2114
Online newspaper registration No : 서울,아52844
Date of registration : 2020.02.05
Masthead : The Korea Times
Copyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.
  • About Us
  • Introduction
  • History
  • Contact Us
  • Products & Services
  • Subscribe
  • E-paper
  • RSS Service
  • Content Sales
  • Site Map
  • Policy
  • Code of Ethics
  • Ombudsman
  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms of Service
  • Copyright Policy
  • Family Site
  • Hankook Ilbo
  • Dongwha Group