Samsung Heavy wins $240 mn order for two VLACs

The company achieves 72% of its annual target with a total of 28 vessels and $6.8 bn secured in 2023

Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje Shipyard
Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje Shipyard
Jae-Fu Kim 1
2023-12-26 18:02:21 hu@hankyung.com
Shipping & Shipbuilding


South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a 310.8 billion won ($240 million) order for two very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) from a shipowner in the Oceania region.


The VLACs will be delivered by 2027.

Ammonia is well-known as an alternative fuel with carbon reduction potential due to its emission-free combustion of CO2.

Samsung Heavy Industries anticipates a gradual increase in the scale of orders for ammonia carriers.

With this contract, the company has achieved 72% of its annual target ($9.5 billion) by securing a total of 28 vessels worth $6.8 billion this year.

The company has secured one floating liquefied natural gas production facility (FLNG), seven liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, 16 dual-fuel methanol-powered container vessels, two crude oil carriers, and two VLACs.

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