O Estaleiro Rio Grande será salvo! Credores aprovam plano de recuperação

Shipyard Rio Grande Will Be Saved! Creditors Approve Recovery Plan

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 28/06/2018 at 08:54

Updated on 28/06/2018 at 09:19

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After An Intense Assembly With The Creditors Of Ecovix, Its Shipyard Will Now Be Able To Resume Activities

Great and sensational news for the Estaleiro Rio Grande, which belongs to Ecovix in Brazil. Its creditors showed sensitivity and allowed the plan to recover the company, along with one of its largest naval hubs in Brazil, in Rio Grande Do Sul. The majority voted in favor, with 84 votes for and 11 against the project; this session lasted about 4 hours on June 26. The idea is that this project can serve as a precedent for other idle shipyards across Brazil.

The total amount of Ecovix’s debts at this time is over 7 billion reais. Until now, the shipyard’s facilities have been abandoned due to a lack of projects and contract projections. With this decision made, the risk of the shipyard’s bankruptcy has diminished, allowing for the acquisition of new contracts for the shipbuilding industry in Rio Grande do Sul. Although confidential, Ecovix has been seeking to resume the following service modalities with other companies:

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How The Crisis At Ecovix Started

To recap, Petrobras hired Ecovix in 2010 to build 8 platform hulls, and after 3 years, the activities were interrupted when the Lava Jato operations were initiated, practically halting all of the state-owned company’s activities at that time. By the end of 2016, the project, which cost more than 9 billion reais, was aborted, causing mass layoffs of over 3 thousand workers.

Shipyard Rio Grande Will Be Saved! Creditors Approve Recovery Plan

After An Intense Assembly With The Creditors Of Ecovix, Its Shipyard Will Now Be Able To Resume Activities

How The Crisis At Ecovix Started

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