Daewoo shipyard wins order from Oman to build very large crude carrier

[Courtesy of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering]

SEOUL -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering secured an order from Oman's state shipping company to build and deliver a 300,000-ton very large crude carrier by the first quarter of 2021. The vessel will be built with eco-friendly technology to meet new rules imposed by a U.N. maritime safety agency.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Thursday that the order to build a 336-meter-long vessel came from Oman Shipping Company (OSC). The Daewoo shipyard, which is in the process of being absorbed by Hyundai Heavy Industries, won an order from OSC in January to build two very large crude carriers.

DSME's accumulated orders so far this year stood at $2.78 billion, or 33 percent of its 2019 target.

Lim Chang-won cwlim34@ajunews.com

Daewoo shipyard wins order from Oman to build very large crude carrier

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