SEOUL, April 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that it is proceeding with a project worth 642.9 billion won ($617.67 million) to build seven container ships as planned.
The shipbuilder won the order from Chilean shipping firm Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) a year ago. ($1 = 1040.8500 Korean won) (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Miral Fahmy)