MOL in for Samsung VLECs

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has been linked to another shipbuilding deal for very large ethane carriers (VLECs) in South Korea. Brokers have placed Japan’s largest shipowner behind an order for three 98,000 cu m newbuilds, which Samsung Heavy Industries revealed in late December. The VLECs will cost around $168m each and be delivered by December …

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