Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea takes the first place in backlog as of the early December, ahead of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
According to Clarksons, Samsung recorded 179 vessels or 8.269m cgt of backlog, followed by 2nd place Daewoo (159 vessels of 7.499m cgt) and 3rd ranking Hyundai, including Gunsan yard (167 vessels of 6.803m cgt).