South Korea’s Samsung Heavy scores LNG quartet order

South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries said Thursday it won a new order to build four liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

Samsung said in a filing to the stock exchange that the deal for the LNG quartet is worth 870 billion won ($773.2m).

The shipbuilder did not reveal the name of the company behind the order saying only it is a US owner.

The LNG carriers are scheduled to be delivered by September 2022.

LNG World News Staff