Chapter 178 Mergers and acquisitions of shipping companies
>. Jensen has been in China for a long time, and has had several contacts with Sioux City, so he can better understand China's national system and battle system.
He thought about it for a moment and said, "Let's ask Sioux City directly." ”
Jensen left as he spoke, and at the same time smiled: "Haliburton is also researching dynamic positioning, and if Dahua's system can be used in 100 days, we don't mind investing in it." In fact, although Dahua does not sell technology, it has always been very open to technology sharing, but the price is a little more ruthless. ”
Simon snorted.
Jensen smiled, "Their technology has always been unique, and if they can save two years, money is not a problem." ”
"The technology of the 60s, after 20 years of development, was preempted by the Chinese, and you are too bad, you haven't studied much power positioning today, right?" Simon shook his head repeatedly, quite dissatisfied. They have always studied certain aspects of technology in the Fenor shipping industry, and the rest have to buy the right to use from large service providers such as Haliburton, and now watching Haliburton buy Chinese technology, all kinds of unhappiness have poured into the head.
Jensen didn't know why, but explained on the side: "Like you said, our drilling platform is not ready to enter the 1,000-meter deep sea...... It is inevitable that the technical reserves are not perfect. ”
As he spoke, Jensen went straight to Sioux City and said what he meant.
Su Cheng said noncommittally: "Let's talk above." ”
Jensen noticed that on the second floor of the workshop, there was a row of offices, and people could be seen faintly.
Entering one of the rooms, a row of computers and three researchers working on them can be seen.
Unlike the computers covered in red flannel that Jensen had seen, these open-air machines with open bellies still had notebooks on monitors and computer desks, with notes pasted on them, and they looked like they were commonly used.
Simon noticed IBM's brands and found that they were all commercial models within three years, and there were quite a few of them, so he couldn't help but count them secretly. He also paid special attention to the number of computers in other rooms, and as a result, he was kicked out.
Even so. He was also a little surprised, and in Jensen's ear, he said, "They may be all-electronic mapping." ”
Jensen nodded extremely slowly.
Nowadays, there are two ways to do high-end machinery, one is to draw design drawings by hand, and the other is to make electronic formats. There is no absolute difference between the two in terms of effect, if there is really a difference, that is, the latter is common in international bidding.
Because international bidding is worldwide. A shipyard in Singapore could bid for a project in Venezuela. The finished drawings are brought over, and there are inevitably various modification requirements. These had to be sent back to the headquarters in Singapore for correction, and the air traffic was not only expensive and slow. And the risk is greatly increased, which is far less affordable than the electronic version.
Therefore, companies that are interested in participating in international bidding. Consider using a fully electronic version of the design drawing, and not in Chinese. Otherwise, the owner's equipment does not have Chinese decoding, and printing out is garbled.
China's current shipping companies and oil companies are unable to meet their own offshore rig needs, and naturally have no interest in international bidding. As Haliburton's representative in China, Jensen has been to many large companies, but he has never seen Chinese use the fully electronic version of the blueprint. If it were another company, he wouldn't think twice about it. However, considering that Dahua Industrial had just won the oil field in Abu Dhabi, Jensen's eyes changed.
Not to mention, the dynamic positioning technology and leakage prevention alone can form the core of an offshore drilling platform, and the rest of the part, they can be like Fenol Shipbuilding. Contracting as a whole, and then outsourcing separately, so as to earn excess profits.
Jensen looked at the various equipment in the office and said secretly: This guy in Suzhou City is definitely not for us to take a look.
I remembered the secrecy system that this guy implemented in Dahua Laboratory. Jensen was becoming more and more sure.
Su Cheng went to the side to pour water and came back, and said with a smile: "So." Do you want dynamic positioning technology?"
"That's right. Jensen raised his neck to be slaughtered, and said, "You can make an offer." ”
Foreigners in China in the 80s were usually used to being slaughtered. The same is to visit the Forbidden City, Chinese spend 1 cent, foreigners have to pay 2 dollars. But on the other hand, foreigners don't think it's expensive.
However, Su Cheng did not engage in price discrimination this time, and looked vigilant that he didn't want to sell, and said: "Our dynamic positioning system is also being tested." ”
"We understand, but if it's a systematic technology, we're interested, if not complete. Make a price. With this technology, Jensen doesn't think spending a few million dollars is a big deal.
Su Cheng chuckled, "You can take a look at the technical documents of dynamic positioning first. ”
"Is that okay?"
"It's no problem to be descriptive, and besides, it's all about the patented technology. Su Cheng smiled as if he was very generous.
Simon was surprised and thought: Chinese are really good to get along with.
Only Jensen was apprehensive in his heart, feeling that Sioux City had planted some secret trap.
In a moment, a large amount of technical data was really delivered, and some electronic data were also transferred to the room.
A sixty-year-old woman, operating on a computer system, helps to make a show.
Su Cheng said: "This is Ms. Shen Keyu, who retired from CSIC, and is now in charge of our platform outsourcing business with CSSC. By the way, our largest outsourcing supplier is CSIC. ”
"Hello, Ms. Shen Keyu. Jensen looked at the wrinkles on the old lady's face and thought: At such an age, you can still work.
In fact, Mrs. Orange Peel's computer skills are better than the three people in this room.
I saw that people quickly entered a string of symbols, called up the three-dimensional diagram of the dynamic positioning system, and eliminated all the data that should not appear, and the whole action made people unable to react at all.
Simon was surprised: "This is a PDMS system, right?"
"Yes. Su Cheng bowed.
"Well, only the offshore platform that comes out of this can fully demonstrate the collision resistance. Simon said these words in English, and it wasn't very clear.
Su Cheng smiled lightly, did not answer, but pointed to the screen, and said, "This is the dynamic positioning system we made, 6 thrusters." The environmental loads, taking into account wind, current, wave forces, API and OCMF data, were calculated using the DNVS SSAM program. The prime mover of the thruster is a diesel engine, and the speed is controlled by a throttle system...... The design of a simulated thrust system has already been carried out. ”
"Isn't that the design part done?" Jensen was utterly surprised this time.
"That's pretty much it. Now for trial processing. In order to complete this set of technology, in addition to the tracking research conducted in the 70s, the Offshore Oil Research Institute also lent all the researchers of that year to the central enterprises such as CSSC at a high price, plus the high-paid young people poached from abroad, and the direction determined by Sioux City, which was barely completed.
The entire system cost nearly 10 million yuan, which is the highest investment project in the history of Sioux City.
Even the Haliburton Group would not dare to invest so much research money in an immature technology. On the contrary, if the finished product can be bought directly at the same price, Haliburton is willing.
"Make an offer. Jensen doesn't know how many times he said that.
Su Cheng finally nodded and said, "We are going to take out this dynamic positioning system, anti-leakage system, and a fire protection system to form a new company, Dahua Shipbuilding." Based on Dahua Shipbuilding, it acquired a small and medium-sized shipbuilding company with international bidding qualifications. If Haliburton wants to participate, he can use these technologies through this company in the future. ”
"Small and medium-sized shipping companies with international bidding qualifications......" Jensen chewed on the sentence, his eyes unconsciously glancing at Simon.
Fenauer Shipbuilding is a shipping company that meets this condition.
Simon quickly reacted, his eyebrows were almost raised, and he said, "Fenor Ship will not sell it." ”
"You don't have to buy Fenor Shipbuilding, anyone who meets the standards can do it. Sioux City didn't even look at Simon. As an engineering salesperson, things are out of his control.
Jensen couldn't take care of Simon anymore, and thought about it: "It costs a lot of money to acquire such a company. ”
"I can take out a part, plus dynamic positioning and other technologies into the shares, and calculate according to 50% of each of us......"
"For Dahua Industrial, which is preparing for the development of oilfields, it seems that the return on such capital investment is not high......" Jensen asked puzzled.
Su Cheng smiled but did not speak. For him, as long as Haliburton acknowledges Dahua's technology, the money can be lent out additionally. Taiwan is in a period of industrial transformation, and the major consortia have too much money to use, and the mainland is exactly the opposite extreme.
After this year, the situation will slowly turn upside down.
While Formosa Plastics dares to invest $7 billion in the mainland, it is also trying to carry out the construction of six light industries in Taiwan, and its capital thickness can support the development of two or three oil fields on its own, only depends on whether it is necessary and whether Sioux City can win it.
After getting a briefing, Jensen and Simon went back with different thoughts.
The shipbuilding industries in Germany and the United States are shrinking, or rather, the world's shipbuilding industry is shifting from Europe to the Near East, benefiting countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. It is difficult for small and medium-sized companies such as Fenor Shipping to ignore large cash acquisitions.
Su Cheng returned to the office and immediately ordered: "Now draft an explanatory document, and ask Minister Tang of COSCO Shipping if he is willing to send someone to learn technology." ”
Huo Chang comprehended and said, "I'll contact them right away, how about in the name of technical exchanges?"
"Well, it means something about it, let them send more people over, and they must be able to take the lead, and they will live a lot. ”
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