Samsung bags orders for 14 LNG carriers construction

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has bagged orders worth $3bn for the construction of 14 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The shipbuilder said it would build twelve 174,000 cu m units for an undisclosed Bermuda-based shipowner, who is paying $2.57bn to have the vessels delivered by July 2026. In a separate order the shipbuilder received