Equipped with MAN ME-GI dual-fuel engines, the vessel is scheduled for delivery in H2 2018.
The contract may be a boon for DSME after indications the company could be in major financial difficulties, after reporting a loss of KRW2trn ($1.7bn) in Q2. DSME's share price fell to its lowest point since the 2008 financial crisis on the Korean stock exchange today, a 65% drop so far this year. The yard backed out of an STX France takeover in June.
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