{
  "id": 5205003,
  "title": "Hanwha Ocean clinches $1.14 bil. deal for 6 container ships from Taiwan's Yang Ming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hanwha-ocean-clinches-1-14-bil-deal-for-6-container-ships-from-5205003",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260903/hanwha-ocean-clinches-114-bil-deal-for-6-container-ships-from-taiwans-yang-ming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hanwha Ocean secured a substantial $1.14 billion deal to construct six liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container ships for Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. The order, valued at 1.55 trillion-won, includes 13,650 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels. These ships will be manufactured at Hanwha Ocean's facility in Geoje, South Korea, and delivered by the latter half of 2029.\n\nThe newly constructed vessels will feature Hanwha Ocean's innovative high-manganese steel-based Type-B LNG fuel tanks. These advanced tanks are designed to enhance both safety and cost efficiency in LNG transportation. This marks Yang Ming's second order from Hanwha Ocean, following a previous deal in September 2025 for seven 15,880-TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships.",
  "summary": "Hanwha Ocean Co. said Thursday it has won a 1.55 trillion-won ($1.14 billion) order from Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. to build six liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container ships. The Korean shipbuilder said the 13,650 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels will be built at its shipyard in the southeastern city of Geoje and delivered by the second half of 2029. The vessels…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Hanwha Ocean clinches 1.5 tln-won deal for 6 container ships from Taiwan's Yang Ming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/hanwha-ocean-clinches-1-5-tln-won-deal-for-6-container-ships-from",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:40:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hanwha Ocean clinches $1.14 bil. deal for 6 container ships from Taiwan's Yang Ming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hanwha-ocean-clinches-1-14-bil-deal-for-6-container-ships-from",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:07:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}