Seoul - Yonhap
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a South Korean major shipbuilder, said Monday its earnings dropped 20.6 percent in 2013 from a year earlier due to one-off factors, such as special bonuses payments. Net profit reached 632.2 billion won (US$583.7 million) in 2013, compared with 796.4 billion won the previous year, the company said in a regulatory filing.