Hyundai Heavy Industries has set a lower order target this year marking the first time in a decade it has lowered its sights from the previous 12 months. 

Seoul-listed HHI is targeting sales of KRW 15 trillion ($12.46bn) in 2017, down from the $19.5bn it secured last year.

Kang Hwan-goo, chief executive of Hyundai Heavy Industries, said the lower figure was chosen due to an “extremely unfavorable external environment”.

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