Samsung Heavy said on Monday that it will build the LNG carrier for an unidentified owner in Oceania.
The shipbuilder will deliver the LNG carrier by June 2027.
The order has a price tag of 379.6 billion won or about $261 million.
Samsung Heavy did not provide any additional information regarding the contract.
Including this deal, the shipbuilder now has 84 LNG carriers worth about $19.1 billion in its order book.
Samsung Heavy won orders for 22 LNG carriers worth $5.3 billion in 2024.
In October 2024, Samsung Heavy won an order for one LNG carrier tied to K Line, while the shipbuilder also won an order from Malaysia’s MISC for two 174,000-cbm LNG carriers.
Samsung Heavy also secured a contract from Adnoc L&S to build four LNG carriers.
In February 2024, Samsung Heavy won a contract to build 15 LNG carriers under the QatarEnergy shipbuilding program.
In addition to LNG carriers, Samsung Heavy won an order to build Cedar LNG’s floating liquefaction unit.
Energy News Beat