Chinese yard lands $3bn shipbuilding deal from Qatar
State shipbuilding conglomerate CSSC has managed to grab a slice of the tender for up to 80 LNG carriers in today's agreement. With the Qatar deal under its belt, the Chinese yard stands to narrow the lead long held by its rivals in South Korea
Deal signed today will allow the state-owned gas producer to secure the slots at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, part of CSSC, for eight 174,000 cu m ships with another optional octet