Hanwha Ocean Wins Orders for Six Container Ships from Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport

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Just one year after securing its first contract, Hanwha Ocean has received a large follow-up order from a major global shipping line, reaffirming its technological capabilities and reliability.

Hanwha Ocean secured an order for six 13,650 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships from Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport at a total value of approximately 1.5527 trillion won. The vessels will be built at Hanwha Ocean's Geoje shipyard and delivered sequentially by the second half of 2029.

This order represents a follow-up contract placed just one year after Yang Ming Marine Transport ordered seven 15,880 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships in September last year, marking Hanwha Ocean's first newbuilding contract with the carrier.

The fact that a major global shipping line has entrusted a large-scale follow-up order to the same shipyard within such a short period can be seen as a symbolic achievement demonstrating trust in Hanwha Ocean's design and production technology capabilities, as well as its stable process management skills.

The ships ordered this time will feature Hanwha Ocean's independently developed "High-Manganese Steel-Based Type-B LNG Fuel Tank."

High-manganese steel offers superior price competitiveness compared to existing nickel alloy steel or aluminum while maintaining excellent toughness and strength in ultra-low temperature environments down to -163°C. This allows for simultaneous improvements in the safety and economic efficiency of LNG fuel tanks.

Yang Ming Marine Transport Chairman Tsai Feng-Ming (Chuck F.M. Tsai) stated, "We look forward to the successful delivery of these six ships contracted this time and hope to further solidify our long-term cooperative relationship with Hanwha Ocean in the future."

A Hanwha Ocean official, speaking on the phone with this newspaper, said, "Our first project has led to a large-scale follow-up order just one year later. We aim to develop our cooperative relationship with Yang Ming Marine Transport into a long-term partnership. Furthermore, we will enhance our competitiveness through differentiated eco-friendly technology and quality."

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