Samsung Heavy Industries introduced on Nov. 20 that it has secured an order for 7 container ships value 1.922 trillion received from an Asian shipowner. These vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the shipowner sequentially by November 2029.
Orders for container ships, particularly these that includes liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) twin gasoline (DF) propulsion, have been on the rise as demand for eco-friendly substitute has just lately grown.
With this contract, Samsung Heavy Industries has recorded a complete order consumption of 39 vessels value $6.9 billion (roughly 10.14 trillion received) this yr, together with 7 LNG carriers, 9 shuttle tankers, 9 container ships, 2 ethane carriers, 11 crude oil tankers, and preliminary work contracts for offshore manufacturing amenities (1 unit).
Samsung Heavy Industries’ cumulative order backlog up to now stands at 132 vessels, totaling $28.2 billion, securing secure workload. A Samsung Heavy Industries consultant acknowledged, “We’re securing high-quality and secure workload within the business vessel sector and persevering with our profitability-focused order technique. As soon as we full the deliberate offshore mission (FLNG) contract inside this yr, reaching this yr’s order goal needs to be seamless.”
