Hanwha Ocean wins $1.1 billion order for six LNG dual-fuel container ships from Yang Ming
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
Press release
Official statement
New plan
- Hanwha Ocean won an order from Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport for six LNG dual-fuel container ships worth about 1.5527 trillion won.
- The 13,650-TEU vessels will be built at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard.
- The ships are scheduled for staggered delivery by the second half of 2029, following the companies’ first newbuilding contract last year.
Hanwha Ocean has secured a 1.5527 trillion won order from Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport for six LNG dual-fuel container ships.
The 13,650-TEU vessels will be built at Hanwha Ocean’s shipyard in Geoje and delivered in stages by the second half of 2029.
The contract follows the companies’ first newbuilding agreement, signed one year earlier.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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