Hanwha Ocean, Evergreen ink $1.6 billion deal for six LNG-powered containerships

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean and Taiwan’s shipping firm Evergreen Marine have signed a shipbuilding deal worth about $1.6 billion for six ultra-large LNG dual-fuel containerships.

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