17/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The South Korean shipyards won 43% of global orders in 2000, states the annual study of the maritime broker Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS), cited by AFP. Orders received by South Korea reached "an unprecedented level" at the end of 2000, at around 30 million ships, that is "more than the whole of world orders for the year 1989", states BRS. The 60% rise in orders at world level was mainly to Korea's advantage, but also to that of China and Eastern Europe. Prices...