Samsung Heavy Industries wins orders for 5 LNGC in 02 days with US$1.1 Billion

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has won five orders for LNG ships exceeding US$1.1 billion in two consecutive days, and the number of LNG ship orders it has undertaken since the beginning of this year has reached 10. On May 17, Samsung Heavy Industries announced that the company signed a construction contract for three large LNG ships with an African shipowner, with a contract value of 862.3 billion won (about 674 million US dollars) and a single ship cost of about 224.67 million. Dollar.

The cargo tank of the LNG carrier undertaken by Samsung Heavy Industries adopts the membrane type design, the Mark-III Flex cargo containment system of the French GTT, and is also equipped with an X-DF dual-fuel low-speed engine, which uses fuel oil and boil-off gas from the LNG cargo tank during sailing. power. The three LNG ships are scheduled to be delivered successively by January 2026.

On May 18, Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it has signed a construction contract for two large LNG carriers with shipowners in the Oceania region, with a contract value of 591.3 billion won (about 461 million US dollars). It is worth mentioning that the price of the latest order is about US$230.95 million, an increase of about US$6.3 million compared to the order price on May 17.

Prior to this, Samsung Heavy Industries announced on February 23 that it had signed a construction contract for four large LNG carriers with shipowners in Africa, with a contract value of 998.5 billion won (about 838 million US dollars); Shipowners in Oceania signed a construction contract for a large LNG carrier with a contract value of 263.3 billion won (about 217 million U.S. dollars).

In addition to the two latest construction contracts in May, Samsung Heavy Industries has increased its cumulative order performance this year to 19 ships, including 10 LNG ships and 9 container ships. The contract value is 3.3 billion US dollars, reaching the annual order target of 88%. 38% of $100 million.

So far, among the 19 new ship orders that Samsung Heavy Industries has undertaken this year, there are 14 orders for LNG-powered high-value-added environmentally friendly ships, with a contract value of about US$2.6 billion, accounting for 79% of the total order volume. By adopting a profitability-centric order-taking strategy, Samsung Heavy Industries is steadily increasing its orders on hand.

An official from Samsung Heavy Industries said, “Currently, there is an increase in global LNG production, the need for replacement due to the strengthening of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) new environmental protection regulations, and expectations for an increase in LNG shipping by sea due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. , which further stimulated new demand in the LNG ship market. Coupled with the tight dock resources of shipbuilders, it is expected that the upward trend in the price of LNG ships will continue for some time.”

The 174,000-cubic-meter-class LNG carrier cost $224 million for new buildings based on the end of April, up about 20 percent from $186 million at the end of 2020, according to Clarksons.

Samsung Heavy Industries said it expects the ordering trend of LNG ships to continue this year, considering the increase in global LNG shipments and the need for renewal of ships due to the strengthening of the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) environmental protection regulations. Based on the advantages of environmental protection technology and solid orders, the company will make every effort to achieve the goal of receiving orders this year. (Wang Chu)

Source: eworldship

11亿美元！三星重工两天连获5艘LNG船订单

韩国三星重工两天连获5艘超11亿美元LNG船订单，今年以来承接的LNG船订单已经达到10艘。

5月17日，三星重工发布公告称，该公司与一家非洲地区船东签订了3艘大型LNG船的建造合同，合同金额8623亿韩元（约合6.74亿美元），单船造价约为2.2467亿美元。

三星重工此次承接的LNG船的货舱采用薄膜型设计，法国GTT的Mark-Ⅲ Flex货物围护系统，同时配备了X-DF双燃料低速发动机，使用燃料油和航行中LNG货舱的蒸发气体作为动力。这3艘LNG船计划在2026年1月之前陆续交付。

5月18日，三星重工又宣布与大洋洲地区船东签订了2艘大型LNG船的建造合同，合同金额5913亿韩元（约合4.61亿美元）。值得一提的是，最新的订单单船造价约为2.3095亿美元，相比5月17日的订单价格上涨了约630万美元。

此前，三星重工于2月23日宣布，与非洲地区船东签订了4艘大型LNG船的建造合同，合同金额9985亿韩元（约合8.38亿美元）；4月1日，三星重工又宣布与大洋洲地区船东签订了1艘大型LNG船的建造合同，合同金额2633亿韩元（约合2.17亿美元）。

加上5月最新的两份建造合同，三星重工今年以来的累计接单业绩增加到了19艘，包括10艘LNG船、9艘集装箱船，合同金额33亿美元，达到了全年接单目标88亿美元的38%。

截止目前，在三星重工今年承接的19艘新船订单中，以LNG为动力的高附加值环保船舶订单就有14艘，合同金额约为26亿美元，占总接单量的79%。通过采取以收益性为中心的接单策略，三星重工正在稳定地增加手持订单。

三星重工相关人士表示：“目前，因全球LNG产量增加、国际海事组织(IMO)环保新规强化而导致的更新换代需求，以及受俄乌冲突影响而导致的LNG海上运输量增加的期待感等，更加刺激了LNG船市场的新需求。再加上造船企业的船坞资源也很紧张，预计LNG船的价格上升趋势还将持续一段时间。”

根据克拉克森的数据，以4月底为基准，17.4万立方米级LNG船的新船造价为2.24亿美元，比2020年底的1.86亿美元上涨了20%左右。

三星重工表示，考虑到全球LNG运输量增加和国际海事组织(IMO)环保新规强化导致的船舶更新需求，预计今年LNG船的订造趋势也将持续下去。公司将以环保技术优势为基础，加上扎实的接单，为实现今年的接单目标竭尽全力。（王楚）

来源：国际船舶网