Daewoo Shipbuilding wins 467 bln won order to build drill ship

Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine & Engineering Co., the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said Monday that it won a 467 billion won (US$503 million) order to build an offshore drill ship.

The deal from a U.S. company calls for Daewoo Shipbuilding to deliver the semi-submersible ship by February 2010, the company said.