Hanwha Ocean Wins $508 Million Thai Stealth Frigate Program
The South Korean shipbuilder beat five international yards to secure the 16.73 billion baht naval contract, positioning the yard for follow-on Southeast Asian warship orders.
Shipbuilding & Defense — South Korea
RSSYards, order books, naval programs and the defense-industrial partnerships forming across the region. This page covers South Korea.
HD Hyundai secures ClassNK design approval for 35,000 cbm ammonia carrier
The midsize liquefied gas carrier design complies with ClassNK structural rules and clears regulatory docking requirements for…
HD Hyundai Heavy union rejects pay deal, readies full strike
The shipbuilder faces an all-out walkout after workers rejected an annual compensation package worth 40 million won, threatening…
Hanwha Ocean wins ABS approval for ammonia-ready LNG tanks
The design eliminates costly drydock structural retrofits for 174,000-cubic-meter gas carriers, allowing operators to switch to…
Pentagon Inspects Hanwha Ocean Docks for US Frigate Programs
A senior defense official visited the Geoje shipyard on Sept. 16 under a White House rule allowing foreign-built hulls for…
HD Hyundai Samho and ClassNK Partner on Autonomous LNG Ships
The joint development project applies Avikus autonomous navigation software to a 180,000-cubic-meter vessel to establish safety…
HD Hyundai wins DNV approval on 271,000 cbm LNG hull design
The twin-skeg hull matches Qatar's Q-Max scale while preserving canal transit access, challenging China's monopoly in ultra-large…
HD Hyundai agrees to develop wind-assisted 174K LNG carrier
A four-party pact signed in Bangkok pairs rigid WindWings sails with a forward-deckhouse hull to cut fuel burn ahead of 2027…
HD Hyundai wins ABS approval for 100MW floating power barge
The gas engine-powered marine platform bypasses land-based grid bottlenecks to deliver direct electricity to coastal artificial…
Hanwha Ocean equips MOL LNG carrier with dual rigid sailsMembers
The 174,000-cubic-meter vessel combines wind propulsion with hull air lubrication to reduce fuel use by up to 12% ahead of…
HD Hyundai Wins LR Approval for Hybrid Electric LNG Carrier
The 185,000-cubic-meter vessel design integrates batteries with dual-fuel power to curb emissions ahead of tightening…
HD Hyundai Unveils Three-Tank LNG Carrier Design at Gastech
The shipbuilder secured design approvals for wind-assisted hull layouts and three-tank vessels delivering from late 2028 to…
Hanwha Ocean unveils 60MW floating data center for AI demand
The South Korean shipbuilder secured technical approval from ABS for its modular offshore platform, using seawater cooling and…
Hanwha Ocean signs $345m Dorian LPG order to lock 2030 slots
The three dual-fuel Panamax gas carriers extend the South Korean yard's commercial backlog through late 2030 as fleet renewal…
Asyad Shipping orders two MR product tankers at HD Hyundai
The $103.6 million contract expands an eight-vessel building program at the South Korean shipyard, backed by five-year time…
KOGAS Plans LNG Carrier Tender to Test Domestic Tank Design
The planned 174,000-cubic-meter vessel would test KC-2 cargo containment systems on deep-sea routes to curb 20 billion won…
HD Hyundai Heavy commits 1.07 trillion won to power engines
The South Korean shipbuilder will construct a 3-gigawatt onshore engine plant and an SMR component line in Ulsan to supply…
HMM confirms no new tanker order with HD Hyundai on Sept. 9Members
The South Korean ocean carrier continues to await four MR tankers ordered in 2024 for $104 million, while directing fresh capital…
HD Hyundai widens Philippine naval pact at Subic shipyard
The South Korean shipbuilder discussed maintenance operations and follow-on frigate orders in Seoul, using its Subic yard after…
Hanwha Ocean faces $1.0 billion arbitration over Arctic LNG
Russia's Arctic LNG 2 filed a 1.37 trillion won claim in Singapore alleging breaches of step-in rights after sanctions cancelled…
HD Hyundai Marine Engine wins $16.5M Chinese shipyard order
The 22.7 billion won contract with Nantong Xiangyu extends engine deliveries to 2029, highlighting Chinese yards' continued…
HD Hyundai names two ammonia carriers in clean shipping push
Chairman Chung Ki-sun joined Belgium's Exmar in Ulsan to christen the Adinkerke and Aalter, cementing commercial track records…
Samsung Heavy expands Busan R&D center into offshore engineering hub
The shipbuilder committed 8.6 billion won on Sept. 3 to triple floor space in Munhyeon and centralize FLNG design near its Geoje…
HD Hyundai inspects Thoothukudi site for greenfield shipyard in India
A South Korean technical delegation assessed waterfront land in Tamil Nadu as domestic dock saturation drives overseas expansion.