
HJ Heavy Industries completes first US Navy ship overhaul
The Busan shipyard completed repairs on the 40,000-tonne USNS Amelia Earhart after additional defects expanded the original maintenance scope, extending the project schedule by six months.

The Busan shipyard completed repairs on the 40,000-tonne USNS Amelia Earhart after additional defects expanded the original maintenance scope, extending the project schedule by six months.

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction secured added MRO scope for USNS Amelia Earhart at its Busan Yeongdo yard after a U.S. Navy visit, expanding tasks beyond the original contract.

Military Sealift Command has chartered Dutch heavy-lift ship Plantijngracht to resupply McMurdo Station for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, prompting debate over shrinking U.S.-flag heavy-lift capacity.
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