Hyundai Heavy Industries said Thursday that six LNG carriers would be delivered in order from the middle of 2022. So far this year, the shipbuilder has secured $11.3 billion in total orders for 125 ships or 71 percent of this year's target set at $15.9 billion.
The shipbuilder said it would receive more orders, including one for two LNG carriers, as stricter environmental regulations prompt shipowners to place orders faster. Under new rules imposed by International Maritime Organization (IMO), a U.N. maritime safety agency, the amount of sulfur emanating from ships should be reduced from 3.5 percent to 0.5 percent from January 1, 2020.