Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) (Korean: 대우조선해양) is the second largest shipbuilder in the world and one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea.
On 21 February 2011, the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group (Maersk) ordered 10 large container ship
s from Daewoo
, each with a capacity of 18,000 containers, surpassing the current record holder; the Mærsk E-class
at 15,200 containers. The first is to be delivered in 2014. There is an option of 20 more. The new class is called the Triple E class
.
On October 10, 2011 the company said that it aimed to seal a $1.1 billion agreement with the Indonesia
n government by November 2011 to build 3 submarines. It would mark the first exports of submarines from the country.
On 21 February 2011, the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group (Maersk) ordered 10 large container ship
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...
s from Daewoo
Daewoo
Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999...
, each with a capacity of 18,000 containers, surpassing the current record holder; the Mærsk E-class
Mærsk E-class
The Maersk E Series comprises eight 14,770 twenty-foot equivalent unit container ships. Each sister ship bear names beginning with the letter "E", tie for the largest container ship ever constructed, and are the longest ships currently in use at 397 metres long and 56 metres wide. They are owned...
at 15,200 containers. The first is to be delivered in 2014. There is an option of 20 more. The new class is called the Triple E class
Maersk Triple E class
The Maersk Triple E class is a planned family of large, fuel-efficient container ships, designed as a successor to the Mærsk E-class. In February 2011, Maersk awarded Daewoo Shipbuilding a US$1.9 billion contract to build twenty of the ships....
.
On October 10, 2011 the company said that it aimed to seal a $1.1 billion agreement with the Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n government by November 2011 to build 3 submarines. It would mark the first exports of submarines from the country.