The contract was signed by Wael Mohamed El Khaleq, Chairperson and Managing Director of KCFMT, and Deputy Chairperson of Daesun Sung-Geun Lee. The Minister of Transport stated that this signature includes KCFMT cooperating with the DAESUN Shipbuilding to build 2 multi-purpose ships in accordance with the best international specifications in the shipbuilding industry. The capacity of the holds is 15,800 m3, a tonnage of 14,000 tonnes, a speed of 14 knots, a container load of 709 containers. On the timing of delivery of the two contracted ships, the minister explained that the first ship will be delivered in February 2025, and the second ship will be delivered in April 2025. The number of commercial ships in the National Navigation Company reached 13 ships (12 bulk ships – 1 container ship).
