Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced on March 14 that it has won an order for two LNG carriers from Maran Gas Maritime, a subsidiary of the Angelicoussis Group, which is Greece’s largest shipping company. The order is worth US$512.5 million (approximately 679.4 billion won).
The order amount per ship is US$256.25 million, which is the highest ever for a 170,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier. The vessel will be built at Okpo Shipyard in Korea and delivered to the client in the first half of 2027.
DSME has secured work for a total of four ships (worth $800 million), including three LNG carriers and one depot maintenance this year, reaching 11.5 percent of its order target of US$6.98 billion.
Source: BusinessKorea