DSME pushed its orderbook towards the $25bn mark after an active 2017 at the shipbuilder.

It secured contracts worth $2.98bn last year, according to statistics released today.

The haul gives the shipyard a back catalogue of business priced at $23.99bn.

As TradeWinds has reported, DSME is targeting contracts worth over $5bn in 2018.

Clarksons places DSME’s orderbook at 78 vessels of 11,908,311 deadweight.