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HHI Confirms Marinakis’ Newbuildings, Bags 836.5 Bln Won LNG Ship Order

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said Tuesday it has received a 836.5 billion won (US$744 million) order to build four liquefied natural gas carriers for a European company.

The world's biggest shipbuilder by sales obtained the order to build four LNG ships for Capital Gas Carrier Corp. by June 30, 2021, the company said in a regulatory filing.
In the January-June period, Hyundai Heavy bagged $2.87 billion worth of orders as offshore facility contracts plunged 99 percent on-year to $200 million.