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Samsung Heavy Industries to Build LNG-Fuelled VLCCs
Tuesday April 14, 2020
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a deal to build two new LNG-fuelled VLCCs, the company said Tuesday.
The $209.2 million deal will see the Korean firm build the oil tankers for a Bermudan shipowner, with delivery expected by April 2022, the company said in a statement on its website.
The ships will also be equipped with various technologies aimed at reducing fuel consumption, including a more energy-efficient propeller design, the company said.
"We see increasing demand for LNG-fueled VLCCs on top of that for S-max and A-max tankers powered by LNG," a Samsung Heavy Industries official said in the statement.
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