DSME gets AET tanker order
19 Jul 2010
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has inked a letter of intent with Malaysia's tanker owner AET to build four 320,000 dwt crude carriers.
The newbuilding price is thought to be $105m to $110m per ship for delivery in late 2012 and 2013. AET is accelerating its fleet expansion with the aim of having 150 tankers consisting of VLCCs and MR product carriers. The owner had also ordered four 158,500 dwt Suezmax tankers at Samsung Heavy Industries for $271.2m in total and scheduled for delivery between April and October 2012.
