SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) — HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has won a 409.5 billion-won (US$292 million) order to build two container carriers for a client in Asia.
The ships will be delivered to the undisclosed shipping company by February 2028, the company said in a regulatory filing.
HD Hyundai Heavy is one of three affiliates under HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), along with HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.
HD KSOE is a subholding company of HD Hyundai, formerly Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings.
With the latest deal, HD KSOE has clinched US$11.75 billion worth of orders so far this year to build 86 vessels, achieving 65.1 percent of its annual target of $18.05 billion.
As part of restructuring efforts at South Korea’s largest shipbuilding group, HD Hyundai Heavy and HD Hyundai Mipo are scheduled to merge by December.
This graphic provided by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. shows a container ship. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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(Yeonhap News)