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Hyundai Heavy wins $768 mln ship order from M.East

Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:25pm EST

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SEOUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.KS), the world's largest shipbuilder, said on Tuesday it haDs won a 725.4 billion won ($767.6 million) order to build five very large crude carriers from Middle East.

Hyundai said in a filing to the Korea Exchange it would deliver the ships by Dec. 30, 2011. ($1=945.0 Won) (Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; Editing by Keiron Henderson)



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