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Hyundai Mipo wins contract for car ferry

By Korea Herald

Published : July 26, 2016 - 10:11

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[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Mipo Dockyard announced on July 25 that it has won a contract for a car ferry.

The vessel will be delivered to Weidong Ferry, a South Korea-China joint venture, in September 2018. 

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Weidong Ferry hold a signing ceremony on July 22. / Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Weidong Ferry hold a signing ceremony on July 22. / Hyundai Mipo Dockyard


The ferry will operate on the Incheon-Qingdao route, the company said. It will be designed to carry up to 724 passengers, and have a cargo capacity equivalent to 320 standard 20-foot shipping containers.

By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)