Samsung Heavy Industries clinches $635 mn preliminary FLNG deal with African shipowner

Samsung Heavy Industries clinches $635 mn preliminary FLNG deal with African shipowner

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, has signed a preliminary agreement worth 869.4 billion won ($635 million) with an Af...

Hanwha Ocean to team up with Polish shipyards for Navy project bid

Hanwha Ocean to team up with Polish shipyards for Navy project bid

Hanwha Ocean Co. is ramping up efforts to win Poland's highly competitive next-generation submarine project, worth around 3 trillion won ($2.2 billi...

US auto parts tariffs take effect; Korea avoids heavy hit

US auto parts tariffs take effect; Korea avoids heavy hit

The US has eased tariffs on automotive parts that took effect on May 3, offering a sigh of relief to South Korean suppliers, who said a worst-case s...

China bans export of Korean goods containing its rare earth metals to US

China bans export of Korean goods containing its rare earth metals to US

The Chinese government has warned South Korean companies of retributions for exporting any product containing its critical metals to US military con...

HD Hyundai Heavy, HII team up for naval shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy, HII team up for naval shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HD HHI) and US naval shipbuilding leader Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) have agreed to join hands to buil...

Korean entertainment stocks advance, unfazed by US tariff concerns

Korean entertainment stocks advance, unfazed by US tariff concerns

South Korean entertainment and gaming stocks climbed on Friday, defying a broader market drop as investors sought refuge in sectors seen as immune t...

Samsung Heavy makes breakthrough in FLNG liquefaction technology

Samsung Heavy makes breakthrough in FLNG liquefaction technology

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major Korean shipbuilder, has made a breakthrough in its liquefaction technology for floating liquefied natural gas ...

Samsung Heavy eyes $5.5 bn FLNG ship deals as Trump sanctions China

Samsung Heavy eyes $5.5 bn FLNG ship deals as Trump sanctions China

GEOJE, South Gyeongsang – At a huge shipyard operated by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. on Geoje, an island in South Gyeongsang province some 39...

Hyosung to double transformer output to conquer US market

Hyosung to double transformer output to conquer US market

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- South Korea’s major power system and machinery conglomerate Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp. plans to nearly double its annual...

HD Hyundai Marine sets sights on LNG vessel retrofitting in Trump era

HD Hyundai Marine sets sights on LNG vessel retrofitting in Trump era

While the global shipbuilding industry was reeling from the economic slowdown in recent years, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a...

Samsung Heavy wins $264 mn order for LNGC

Samsung Heavy wins $264 mn order for LNGC

South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Monday it won 379.6 billion won ($264 million) for one unit of liquefied natural ...

HD Hyundai Heavy delivers Aegis destroyer to S.Korean Navy

HD Hyundai Heavy delivers Aegis destroyer to S.Korean Navy

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. completed and delivered Jeongjo the Great, one of the world's top-tier Aegis destroyers, to the South ...

Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel

Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel

The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Thursday the launch ceremony for Samsung Heavy Industries' autonomous demonstra...

Samsung Heavy gets AIP for wing sails of LNGC

Samsung Heavy gets AIP for wing sails of LNGC

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier equi...

AmorePacific to rebalance China-heavy global business

AmorePacific to rebalance China-heavy global business

AmorePacific Corp., South Korea’s No. 1 cosmetics group, will rebalance its China-heavy global business to focus on the US and Europe while lo...

Heavy inheritance, gift taxes spur rich Koreans to emigrate to Singapore

Heavy inheritance, gift taxes spur rich Koreans to emigrate to Singapore

A South Korean co-CEO of a blockchain investment firm with hundreds of millions of dollars in assets moved to Singapore last year to avoid the North...

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries gets AIP for 2,300 ton submarine

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries gets AIP for 2,300 ton submarine

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said on Thursday it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for its 2,300-ton export submarine from the...

Samsung Heavy to become 1st paperless drawing shipyard

Samsung Heavy to become 1st paperless drawing shipyard

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on Monday it will adopt three-dimensional (3D) digital drawings for its entire ship design and construction proces...

Samsung Heavy passes Int'l Risk Management Standard audit

Samsung Heavy passes Int'l Risk Management Standard audit

Samsung Heavy Industries, a leading South Korean shipbuilder, announced on Thursday that it has become the first in the Korean shipbuilding industry...

Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy resumes Asia push

Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy resumes Asia push

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, is set to resume investments in its China-based facilities while considering launc...

Korea approves HD KSOE-STX Heavy merger with conditions

Korea approves HD KSOE-STX Heavy merger with conditions

South Korea’s antitrust body has given a conditional nod to leading domestic shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co.'s (...

Hyundai to transform Jeonju plant into hydrogen vehicle hub

Hyundai to transform Jeonju plant into hydrogen vehicle hub

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will transform its commercial vehicle plant in the country into the manufacturing hub for its ...

Jeju casinos, hotels bask in return of Chinese tourists; luxury shops fall

Jeju casinos, hotels bask in return of Chinese tourists; luxury shops fall

Following the pandemic, hotels and casinos are enjoying a renewed tourist boom with Chinese tourists returning to South Korea, particularly its top ...

Samsung Heavy wins certification for ammonia fuel VLAC

Samsung Heavy wins certification for ammonia fuel VLAC

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Wednesday that it obtained Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd's Register for the design of a...

Samsung Heavy unveils eco-friendly ships, AI tech in Europe

Samsung Heavy unveils eco-friendly ships, AI tech in Europe

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s second-largest shipbuilder, showcased new eco-friendly ships and digital vessel technology to ride...

Japan’s heavy hand with Naver: Uneasy sign for market economy

Japan’s heavy hand with Naver: Uneasy sign for market economy

Recent actions by the Japanese government and chief executives of LY Corp. and SoftBank Corp. are raising eyebrows, leading many to question whether...

Hyundai to expand US hydrogen truck business with California nonprofit

Hyundai to expand US hydrogen truck business with California nonprofit

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is gearing up its hydrogen truck business in the US by teaming up with a California nonprofit ...

HD Hyundai, Philly Shipyard cooperate to enter US

HD Hyundai, Philly Shipyard cooperate to enter US

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. announced on Wednesday that it has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for desig...

HD Hyundai Heavy wins record $463 million warship deal from Peru’s Navy

HD Hyundai Heavy wins record $463 million warship deal from Peru’s Navy

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said on Friday it has won a $463 million contract to build four warships for Per...

Samsung to receive over $6 bn in US chip subsidies, eyes extra investment

Samsung to receive over $6 bn in US chip subsidies, eyes extra investment

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to receive more than $6 billion in US chip subsidies as the Joe Biden administration is ...

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