Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's third largest shipbuilder, said Friday that it has won orders worth a combined US$630 million for five oil tankers and an offshore platform.
Under the deal with a Norwegian customer, Samsung Heavy will deliver the oil tankers by 2013. Another deal with a U.S. customer calls for the shipbuilder to deliver the offshore facility by 2013.
With the deals, Samsung Heavy has won deals valued at $6.1 billion in 2010. For the year, Samsung Heavy aims at winning $8 billion worth of
orders.