[310521.EN.BIZ] KSOE Inks Deals Worth US$308m to Build 6 Ships Including 2 Box Ships

 

KOREA Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co (KSOE) announced that it has signed deals worth KWR348 billion (US$308 million) to build six ships, reports South Korean Yonhap News Agency.

Under the deal with a Liberian company, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co, a unit of KSOE, will deliver a 91,000-cubic-metre liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier starting in the first half of 2023, KSOE said.

An order for an 86,000-cubic-metre LPG carrier and two 50,000-tonne petrochemicals carriers was placed by an Asian company, KSOE said.

86,000-cubic-metre LPG carrier will be built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and the 50,000-tonne petrochemical carriers will be constructed by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.

The deal with an Oceanian company calls for Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co to build two 2,800 TEU container carriers and deliver them by April 2023.

KSOE is the holding company of three shipbuilders - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

Source : HKSG  / Photo : Pulse News Korea.