NZ shortlists South Korean fleet tankers
New Zealand’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has shortlisted two South Korean firms for its Maritime Sustainment Capability requirement for a new fleet tanker, according to a decision published on 9 September.
‘The Ministry of Defence has shortlisted Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, both of Korea, to provide best and final offers,’ the statement said.
The two companies will now compete head to head before one emerges the winner. Earlier European shipbuilding candidates Flensburger and Navantia have been eliminated after an RfT deadline passed on 24 June.
The MoD issued this RfT on 25 March to replace
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