South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has inked a contract for the construction of another LPG carrier with its compatriot chemical shipping company KSS Line.

KSS Line expects that the vessel, worth an estimated US$77m, will be built by May 2017.

The company said that the vessel should start its employment operations upon delivery and contribute to the company's revenues with some US$102.1m.