Ocean Yield and NYK have made effective an eight-ship 200,000 cbm LNG carrier programme at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, valued at about $2.08 billion, with delivery expected by 2029.
DAPA plans a March 2026 tender for KDDX as HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean prepare detailed design bids.
Three Jeongjo the Great-class Aegis destroyers gathered at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard—Jeongjo Daewang, Dasan Jeong Yakyong and Daeho Kim Jongseo—highlighting build milestones and capabilities.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed its first U.S. Navy MRO project on USNS Alan Shepard and will begin work on Cesar Chavez from the 19th this month, strengthening its role in Navy ship maintenance.
South Korea will run a designated KDDX contest between Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for detailed design, targeting contract award by end-2026 and first delivery by 2030.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed a joint development contract with the Peruvian Navy and SIMA Shipyard to design a Peru-specific next-generation submarine, with an 11-month design phase starting next January.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is deploying portable welding robots for confined ship blocks, combining JCT’s platform with Rainbow Robotics control and design-linked software from HD KSOE. Reports cite 35 units plus 27 for HD Hyundai Mipo.
South Korea’s major shipyards in Geoje and Ulsan face severe labour shortages amid a surge in new orders, pushing builders to hire more foreign workers and triggering local backlash over visa quotas and jobs.
Thailand’s RCL ordered two 14,000 teu containerships at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for KRW435.3bn ($299m), with delivery by October 2028 and marking the first collaboration between the firms.
