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HD Hyundai Partners With UNIST to Accelerate AI Adoption in Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Partners With UNIST to Accelerate AI Adoption in Shipbuilding

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – HD Hyundai, South Korea’s leading shipbuilding group, on Thursday announced a partnership with the Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) to speed up efforts to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the shipbuilding industry. Under the agreement involving HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., HD Hyundai [...]

From Tankers to Patrol Ships, HD Hyundai Reaches Historic 5,000-Vessel Milestone

From Tankers to Patrol Ships, HD Hyundai Reaches Historic 5,000-Vessel Milestone

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – HD Hyundai, South Korea’s leading shipbuilding group, said Wednesday it has become the world’s first shipbuilder to deliver 5,000 vessels, reaching the milestone 50 years after its inaugural ship delivery. The 5,000th vessel, delivered last month, was the Diego Silang, the second offshore patrol vessel built for the Philippine [...]

HD Hyundai, India Discuss Partnership to Boost Shipbuilding Cooperation

HD Hyundai, India Discuss Partnership to Boost Shipbuilding Cooperation

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – HD Hyundai, South Korea’s leading shipbuilding conglomerate, said Thursday its chairman held talks with a state minister of India to discuss ways to expand cooperation in the shipbuilding and maritime industries. HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun met with Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s minister for petroleum and natural gas, in [...]

HD Hyundai Appoints Third-Generation Heir as Chairman, Signaling Leadership Transition

HD Hyundai Appoints Third-Generation Heir as Chairman, Signaling Leadership Transition

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – HD Hyundai, South Korea’s leading shipbuilding conglomerate, said Friday it has appointed Executive Vice Chairman Chung Kisun, the third-generation member of the founding family, as chairman, marking a shift to an owner-led management structure. The move ends the professional management system that had been in place for decades. Outgoing [...]

HD Hyundai Weighs Building or Acquiring Shipyard in the U.S. Amid Policy Uncertainty

HD Hyundai Weighs Building or Acquiring Shipyard in the U.S. Amid Policy Uncertainty

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai is exploring multiple options for expanding into the United States, including acquiring shares in an existing shipyard or building one from the ground up — a move that could mark one of the most significant steps yet by a Korean shipbuilder into the U.S. market. According to industry [...]

Korean Shipbuilders Win Approval for IoT-Based Smart Cabin Concept

Korean Shipbuilders Win Approval for IoT-Based Smart Cabin Concept

BUSAN, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Two affiliates of HD Hyundai have received approval in principle for an Internet of Things–based smart cabin system designed to optimize energy use and improve onboard living conditions, the Korean Register (KR) said Wednesday. The certification, granted jointly to HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, verifies [...]

Seoul–Washington Pact: HD Hyundai Joins MASGA Program to Revive U.S. Shipyards, Strengthen Naval Supply Chains

Seoul–Washington Pact: HD Hyundai Joins MASGA Program to Revive U.S. Shipyards, Strengthen Naval Supply Chains

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai Co., South Korea’s leading shipbuilding conglomerate, said Tuesday it has signed an initial agreement to create a joint investment program aimed at rebuilding the U.S. shipbuilding industry, as part of bilateral cooperation between Seoul and Washington. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in Washington on Monday [...]

HD Hyundai, U.S. Envoy Discuss Shipbuilding Ties Ahead Of Summit

HD Hyundai, U.S. Envoy Discuss Shipbuilding Ties Ahead Of Summit

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai, South Korea’s leading shipbuilding group, said Wednesday that senior government officials from South Korea and the United States visited its shipyard to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the shipbuilding sector ahead of a summit between their top leaders. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun; Joseph Yun, acting [...]

HD Hyundai, Korean Air Expand Defense Ties with U.S. Firm Anduril

HD Hyundai, Korean Air Expand Defense Ties with U.S. Firm Anduril

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai Co. and Korean Air Co. on Thursday announced separate agreements with U.S. defense technology firm Anduril Industries Inc. to jointly develop unmanned defense platforms, in a push to expand their presences in the field of military systems based on artificial intelligence (AI). HD Hyundai, a South Korean [...]

HD Hyundai Expands Naval Defense Ties with U.S. Firm Anduril

HD Hyundai Expands Naval Defense Ties with U.S. Firm Anduril

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai Co. said Thursday it has signed an agreement with U.S. defense technology company Anduril Industries Inc. to expand cooperation in the naval defense sector, particularly in the development of unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The two companies signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on [...]