In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy confirmed that Taiwanese container shipping firm Evergreen Marine has sealed the order for twenty-four methanol dual-fuel containerships.
The construction contract has been divided between Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), and Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture between Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and Imabari Shipbuilding, according to the report.
Under the terms of the contract, SHI will construct sixteen 16,000 TEU methanol dual fuel container vessels from the series. Evergreen Marine will be paying between $180-210 million per vessel, the company said.
Nihon Shipyard will build the remaining eight units under the same terms. In total, Evergreen is expected to spend up to $5.04 billion, the report added.
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