Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today they have won an order for three containerships for a total consideration of KRW 470.3 billion (USD $421.5 million). The buyer was not specifically mentioned except that they were “Asian Shipowners.”
The order is rumored to be for three 18,000 TEU ships.
Delivery of the vessels is expected to be complete by Q4 2015.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Thursday that the Baltic Sea is becoming “a new area of confrontation” with Russia, putting the country’s critical infrastructure increasingly at risk.
North Korea has begun a full-scale investigation into the accident that occurred during the launch of a warship this week, state media KCNA reported on Friday.
A major accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's leader calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated, state media KCNA reported.
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