Maersk, which signed a methanol-fueled ship contract with Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering last year, is expected to order more ships of that type, which have a price of more than 200 billion won each.
The contract signed last year is to build 12 methanol-fueled container carriers, about 16,000 TEU each. Maersk is in talks with Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries for the additional contract.
“The new contract depends on when the new ships should be delivered,” said an industry source, adding, “The three shipbuilders’ backlogs are already full for two to three years and the delivery to Maersk is likely to be in 2025 or 2026.”
Source: BusinessKorea