Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major South Korean shipyard, said on April. 10, 2019 that it has secured a deal to build a liquefied natural gas carrier.
Under the deal with Maran Gas Maritime Inc., the gas shipping unit of Angelicoussis Shipping Group, Daewoo Shipbuilding will deliver the 174,000-cubic meter LNG ship during the first quarter of 2022, the company said in a statement.
The deal is estimated to be worth some US$188 million, industry sources said.
Since 1994, Daewoo Shipbuilding has secured orders from the Greek shipping firm to build a total of 105 ships.
With the latest deal, Daewoo Shipbuilding has bagged orders worth a combined $1.3 billion to build 10 vessels, including four LNG ships.
The shipyard is targeting to win orders worth $8.37 billion for the year. (Yonhap)