Court's announcement to sell STX shipyard may come this week: Yonhap

By Park Sae-jin Posted : October 18, 2016, 08:34 Updated : October 18, 2016, 08:34

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A South Korean court may announce a sale plan for the embattled STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. without waiting for the company's rehabilitation plan, an industry source said.

The South Korean bankruptcy court handling the company's insolvency proceedings is expected to issue the notice this week for what is called a "package sale" in which the troubled shipyard is to be sold together with its French unit, according to the source.

It is said that the notice was originally planned for (Tuesday) but postponed to fully hear opinions from the creditors. Although the court prefers to sell the two companies together, it doesn't rule out a separate deal, the source said. South Korea's fourth largest shipyard filed for court receivership in May.

(Yonhap)
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