The Republic of China had planned in the 1970s to expand its shipbuilding industry on a major scale, but the energy crisis and the general industry-wide slump narrowed the once-promising opportunities for engineering graduates.
我國曾計畫以造船工業為火車頭，帶動鋼鐵、機械、木料、油漆等工業的進步。但大造船廠硬是趕得不巧，碰上石油危機、航運界不景氣，連帶的造船系學生出路也大受影響。不過海洋學院的造船系，卻自有其生存之道。