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THE INVESTOR]
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering had the highest order backlogs among shipbuilders, industry data showed on April 26.
According to the data compiled by industry tracker Clarkson Research, DSME’s Okpo shipyard stood at 88 ships representing 6.24 million compensated gross tons in early April, followed by
Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard with 65 vessels or 3.26 million CGTs.
Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard came in third with 60 ships or 3.25 million CGTs. HHI’s two affiliates, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, came in eighth and ninth in terms of order backlog, the data showed.
By Alex Lee and newswires (
alexlee@heraldcorp.com)