The long promised boom has finally reached Brazil's shipyards. 18 production platforms (FPSO) are currently under construction, 33 drilling plummets have been ordered, and dozens more are yet to come. The volume may seem small by international standards, but would have been unimaginable even ten years ago - as would have been the creation of new yards and the resurrection of dead beat companies providing tens of thousands of additional jobs. Yet the industry remains plagued by cost overruns, lack of qualified manpower and late deliveries causing customers to impose fines.%Diesmal war es eine eher bescheidene Feier: Ende Mai stach der brasiliani sche Tanker »Joäo Cändido« in Gegenwart von Eduardo Campos, Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Pernambuco, und Graca Fos ter, Vorstandsvorsitzende des Ölkonzerns Petrobras, zu seiner ersten Dienstfahrt in See. Vom Atlantikhafen Suape bei Recife ging es südwärts in die Bucht von Campos, wo die »Joäo Cändido« eine Million Barrel (137.0001) Rohöl als Fracht an Bord nahm.
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