South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co<\/a><\/strong>., Ltd. (DSME) and the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) have signed an outline agreement to cooperate on developing Iran’s shipbuilding industry.<\/p>\n Based on the deal with IDRO, Daewoo shipbuilding will construct a shipyard and related facilities in Iran, according to Yonhap News Agency.<\/p>\n The parties plan to establish a joint venture company (JVC) to develop an Iranian shipyard with cooperation from DSME Okpo Shipyard on the engineering and construction of the types of vessels Iran needed.<\/p>\n The shipyard said that the Iranian side wants financing from the South Korean government in addition to shipbuilding-related technology and operation know-how from Daewoo Shipbuilding.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Daewoo Shipbuilding said the deal will help it make inroads into Iran’s shipbuilding market and export related equipment.<\/p>\n Since 1983, Daewoo Shipbuilding secured a combined $1.65 billion worth of orders to build a total of 38 ships from Iran’s state-run shipping firms, such as National Iranian Tanker Company.<\/p>\n