HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and its labor union failed to reach a wage agreement, with partial strikes planned through 10 September and another walkout set for 15 September.
China secured 52 of 90 LNG carrier orders in H1 2026, compared with South Korea’s 37, as Chinese yards expanded their share of the high-value shipbuilding segment.
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders recorded about $130 billion in combined order backlog, while HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries exceeded merchant vessel targets.
South Korea will begin high-level safety supervision at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries after three shipyard workers died in separate workplace accidents during July.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has launched Cimbote, the first of two landing support ships being jointly built with SIMA in Peru for the Peruvian Navy.
A subcontractor died in an equipment accident at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Gunsan Shipyard. Authorities are investigating the incident, while panel factory assembly lines remain suspended.
Modules weighing around 5,000 tonnes each have been installed on the 45,000-tonne Tlaloc FPU under construction in South Korea for the Trion project.
HD Hyundai faces renewed safety scrutiny after a fatal fall at HD Hyundai M&S became the third reported death this year at a shipyard operated by a group company.
“K” LINE has named the 174,000 m3 LNG carrier HALWAN for QatarEnergy at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. Delivery is tentatively scheduled for July 2026.
