Koreans close orderbook

As shipowners try to place newbuilding orders ahead of expected price rises, Daewoo and Hyundai have closed their books, as their current backlogs will keep the yards busy to 2003. Both yards say that 2003 is too far ahead to quote for newbuildings.

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