Uljanik is Croatia´s star shipyard

The Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has visited Uljanik shipyard in Pula (Istria) on the first day of the New Year, giving her support to one of the rare Croatian shipyards that are operating at profit."Uljanik is the first shipyard in Croatia which the European Commission judged as not having problems. This opens a new page in the life of shipyards," said Kosor.As Croatia nears EU membership, the Union has demanded that the Croatian government stops subsidizing the country's ailing shipyards in favour of their privatization.Uljanik has finished 2010 with 41 million kunas (5.55 million Euros) of net profits, the daily 24 Sata writes.

Source: Croatian Times Online News