Let There Be a Yard - Memories of a Shipbroker

Book Description;The book is covering the stories of early situation ofshipyard, settlement of the yard in Korea and exploration of the marketthroughout the world. It is covering the difficult days of creating the yard andextra ordinary cases of the shipbuilding contracts. The stories tell about theGroup founder Chung Ju-yung, and the people involved in shipyard construction,and very talented shipowners with a very unique characters.This is a success story in shipyard construction in Korea and ship sales in theworld. But it is not all what are told by the book. These are the stories to meltdown the cultural barriers between the different nations, to make the amicablecompromise between the different opinions of the companies and to create realunderstanding between different styles of thinking among the people.The book has been read as a bible for the persons involved in shipbuildingindustry, especially in shipsales business in Korea. The book has real interestingpoints to read and can be a valuable guide to understand the early days ofnation's industrialization and to read Korean's deep mind and way of thinking. Itis the stories about the past, but pleasantly recommends for the readers to findthe future of Korea.About the Author;Sung-Hyuk Hwang graduated from Seoul National University in 1965. Aftergraduation, he joined Hyundai Shipyard in 1971 at the beginning of the industry.He was sent to Scot Lithgow Shipyard in Scotland for the on the job training,worked as an opening member of London office in 1972, New York office in1974 and became representative in London office covering the activities of thegroup in Europe, Africa and Middle East. He majored naval architect in theuniversity, but later engaged in ship sales for the unknown shipyard in theunder-industrialized country. He has established 'HWANG AND COMPANY' 1990,and engaged in shipbroking and consultancy till now.