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.
Princess Anne visited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan for UK-Korea shipbuilding talks and reviewed its cooperation with Rolls-Royce and Beaufort.
Foreign nationals accounted for 9.3% of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ workforce in 2025, led by Vietnamese employees, as the shipbuilder expanded overseas hiring amid labor shortages.
Union Maritime has been linked to two VLGC/VLAC newbuildings at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, with delivery expected in 2029 and a reported value of about $234 million.
The U.S. has requested naval shipbuilding capacity information from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries as Seoul and Washington advance shipbuilding cooperation.
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed an 885 billion won contract for one FSRU and one LNG carrier, with delivery scheduled by the first half of 2029.
