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DSME To Build Six Containerships for Zodiac Maritime

Rob Almeida
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December 17, 2013

Newly-built containership, image: DSME

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today the winning of a newbuild order for six, 10,000 TEU containerships from Zodiac Maritime Agencies.  The order came in at an aggregate value of KRW 566.7 billion (USD $538 million).

In a statement on their website, DSME notes that the ships will all be delivered by mid-2016 and subsequently placed on long-term charter with Hyundai Merchant Marine.  The order includes options for four additional vessels.

With this order, DSME notes that their 2013 target of $13 billion in orders has officially been met.

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