It said three vessels will be delivered to an unnamed European owner by February 2017.

The shipbuilder did not reveal the size, but the individual price tag of $155m means they could rival some of the biggest units ever ordered.

China’s Bank of Communications (BoCom) has five 19,000-teu ships on order at DSME.

And in August, the Scorpio group ordered three vessels at $155m, with London broker Clarksons pinning the capacity at a record-breaking 19,200 teu.

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