K Line has named the 174,000-cbm LNG carrier TOHO EMERALD at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, with delivery scheduled for October 2026.
Samsung Heavy Industries plans to expand its Busan R&D Center with a KRW 8.6 billion investment as engineering work increases for the Delfin FLNG project.
HD KSOE, Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean recorded operating rates of 100% or more in H1 2026 while increasing investment in automation and shipyard facilities.
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.
ABS will review Samsung Heavy Industries’ 50 MW floating data center design while granting approval in principle for the company’s larger 200 MW concept.
Samsung Heavy Industries and Sargent & Lundy have signed an MOU to develop a standardized FSMR platform capable of accommodating different reactor technologies.
Saronic has selected Samsung Heavy Industries as production-technology partner for its planned $3.3 billion autonomous vessel shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.
Hanwha Ocean, HD KSOE and Samsung Heavy Industries are expanding U.S. cooperation in naval ship design, digital shipyards, autonomous vessels, workforce training and supply chains.
