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 International Maritime Organization fleet rules.
Shipbuilding & Defense
RSSYards, order books, naval programs and the defense-industrial partnerships forming across the region.
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…
MOL names world's first LNG carrier fitted with rigid sails
The 174,000-cubic-meter Fujin Sailor enters commercial service for Chevron in late September as Asian fleets prepare for tighter…
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…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding builds five patrol ships for Manila in loan pact
Funded by a 64.38 billion yen JICA loan, the 97-meter vessels will expand Manila's offshore fleet to seven large hulls as Beijing…
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…
Guangzhou Shipyard lands $1 billion dual-fuel car carrier order from Ray
The 10-vessel program for 8,200 CEU ships diverts a longtime HD Hyundai customer to China and extends CSSC's control over the…
Japan awards $1.4bn shipbuilding subsidies to Imabari and seven domestic yardsMembers
Tokyo commits 213.1 billion yen across three consortia to double annual ship completions by 2035 through automated drydocks and…
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.
Hanwha Ocean Wins $1.2B Yang Ming Order for Six LNG Container Ships
Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport contracted six 13,000-TEU LNG dual-fuel boxships from the South Korean builder for delivery…
Hanwha Ocean secures 478 billion won order for three gas carriers through 2030
The contract with an Oceania shipowner expands the South Korean yard's 2026 orderbook to 32 vessels worth $5.94 billion as gas…
HD Hyundai Heavy union launches partial strike as shipyard wage talks break downMembers
Union delegates begin rotating walkouts across the Ulsan yard after rejecting management pay terms, testing delivery schedules…
Korean shipyards pitch hybrid electric frigates across Southeast Asia
Naval builders combine gas turbines and electric drives to cut radiated noise as Manila expands its surface combatant fleet.
Korean shipbuilders validate quiet electric propulsion on naval unmanned surface vessels
Hanwha and HD Hyundai run sea trials on low-noise hybrid and rim-drive motors to expand coastal mission endurance and acoustic…
Chinese private yards expand dual-fuel bulker berths as European owners accelerate green fleet renewal
Capital spending on mega drydocks and dual-fuel propulsion lines in Jiangsu and Liaoning secures high-capacity Newcastlemax…