The company won substantial orders from China Shipbuilding's "Enter Europe" plan. Standing together in a time of adversity, not only did management visit China Shipbuilding looking for business, union representatives also separately visited the company to promote their wares.
譬如最近中船的「前進歐洲」計畫頗有斬獲，接了不少訂單，站在國營事業難兄難弟的立場，除了台機高層主管赴中船登門拜託外，工會也出動去拉生意。