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World Largest Container Ship Makes Port at Busan

BUSAN, Korea, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Oscar, owned by MSC, the world’s second largest shipping company, arrived at the new port of Busan on January 8. Oscar is the largest container vessel in the world, with a capacity of 19,224 20-feet long containers. Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering built the ship at its Okpo shipyard. The [...]

DSME Wins Two Orders for VLGCs

SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) continues winning orders for commercial vessels by receiving orders of two ultra-large LPG carriers. DSME announced on April 7 that it signed a contract to build two very large gas carriers (VLGCs) with an Asian client. The value of a vessel is approximately [...]