Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has signed orders worth a combined KRW 1.56trn ($1.35bn) to build seven LNG carriers.

Subsidiary Hyundai Heavy Industries agreed a deal worth KRW 678bn to build three of the 174,000-cbm vessels for an unnamed Asian shipowner, with deliveries due by the end of 2024.

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Sister yard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries will build the remaining four LNG carriers, KSOE said in a regulatory filing on Friday.