KOREA Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co (KSOE) announced it has received a KWR139.5 billion (US$106 million) container ship order in Asia.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it will build three 1,800 TEU container carriers for an unidentified Asian shipper by the second half of 2024, reports South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.
KSOE is the subholding company of HD Hyundai, formerly known as Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings. KSOE has three major affiliates – Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co.
KSOE has obtained $17.77 billion worth of ship orders so far this year, exceeding its annual order target of $17.44 billion for the year.
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