Restructuring Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has announced its first order in over a year.

The company said it had won three firm product tankers, plus an option, from two domestic shipowners, according to the Asiasis website.

The 11,200-dwt ships are due from the fourth quarter of 2018. No price is being released.

The 120m vessels will be eco-friendly and operate in coastal Asian waters.