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South Korean shipyards are in a battle with Chinese rivals, over construction of ultra-large container vessels, that they cannot win .

That was the general consensus among delegates attending the 11th annual World Ocean Forum conference in Busan last week.

In August, South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries ...

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