HMM announced Tuesday that it will pay $1.57 billion for 12 container ships that each can carry 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent units.
The ocean carrier said it had signed the newbuild contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries, both located in South Korea. Each shipyard will build six container ships, with all 12 scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2024. All will be installed with hybrid scrubbers and designed to be liquefied natural gas ready.
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