Hyundai Glovis charts new waters with world’s first AI-driven self-sailing car carrier fleet

Hyundai Glovis charts new waters with world’s first AI-driven self-sailing car carrier fleet

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. is poised to become the world’s first shipping company to deploy artificial intelligence-based autonomo...

South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery

South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery

South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitabili...

POSCO E&C wins $1.1 bn LNG terminal deal in Thailand

POSCO E&C wins $1.1 bn LNG terminal deal in Thailand

POSCO E&C Co., a South Korean engineering and construction company, said on Tuesday that it has secured a 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) contra...

Hanwha Philly Shipyard to localize LNG builds, expand capacity

Hanwha Philly Shipyard to localize LNG builds, expand capacity

Hanwha Group will significantly increase production capacity at its US shipyard from 1.5 vessels to 10 per year as it aims to transform the facility...

Korean Air, Delta to buy 25% stake in Canada’s WestJet for $550 million

Korean Air, Delta to buy 25% stake in Canada’s WestJet for $550 million

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, and its joint venture partner Delta Air Lines Inc. will acquire a 25% stake ...

HD KSOE secures $1.8 bn in container ship orders

HD KSOE secures $1.8 bn in container ship orders

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) secured orders for 22 container ships worth a total of 2.54 trillion won ($1.8 billion) ...

Seoul mulls joint review of Alaska LNG project with Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam

Seoul mulls joint review of Alaska LNG project with Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam

South Korea has proposed forming a consortium with Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam to jointly assess the feasibility of investing in the $45 billion Alask...

Kakao shares sink on SK Telecom’s stake sell-off news

Kakao shares sink on SK Telecom’s stake sell-off news

Kakao Corp. shares underperformed its peers and the broad market on Friday after SK Telecom Co. sold off its entire stake in the South Korean platfo...

IMM consortium owns 100% of Hyundai LNG Shipping; Stake sale eyed

IMM consortium owns 100% of Hyundai LNG Shipping; Stake sale eyed

A consortium of IMM Private Equity Inc. and IMM Investment Corp. has secured full ownership of Hyundai LNG Shipping, South Korea’s top liquefi...

Alaska governor seeks Korean partners for $44 bn LNG project

Alaska governor seeks Korean partners for $44 bn LNG project

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy arrived in South Korea on Monday to hold a series of one-on-one meetings with top executives from Korean energy and st...

Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines

Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, has undergone a major makeover of its corporate identity (CI) for the first ...

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...

Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical

Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical

South Korea, Japan and other countries want to partner with the US in a $44 billion natural gas pipeline project in Alaska, President Donald Trump s...

Korea, US to expand cooperation in shipbuilding sector

Korea, US to expand cooperation in shipbuilding sector

WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the US plan to set up a working group to expand their cooperation in the shipbuilding industry from warships to commer...

Sono Hospitality becomes new owner of Korean budget carrier T’way Air

Sono Hospitality becomes new owner of Korean budget carrier T’way Air

South Korea’s top resort operator Sono Hospitality Group has emerged as the new owner of budget carrier T’way Air Co. by acquiring ...

SK Innovation E&S to secure 10 mn tons of LNG to compete with BP, Shell

SK Innovation E&S to secure 10 mn tons of LNG to compete with BP, Shell

SK Innovation E&S (SKI E&S), the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., is set to begin an LNG trading business...

Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand

Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand

South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from a potential surge in demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil carriers as US Pres...

HD KSOE bags $371 mn LNG bunker ship order

HD KSOE bags $371 mn LNG bunker ship order

The outlook for South Korean shipbuilders’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering ship construction looks bright as the global LNG-powered ship...

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 ...

SK Telecom invests $3 mn in AI-powered video analysis startup Twelve Labs

SK Telecom invests $3 mn in AI-powered video analysis startup Twelve Labs

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said on Friday it will invest $3 million in Twelve Labs Inc., a Korean AI-powered video analys...

Asiana Airlines joins Korean Air as subsidiary

Asiana Airlines joins Korean Air as subsidiary

Asiana Airlines Inc., one of South Korea’s only two full-service carriers, has passed into history after 36 years of operation to be placed un...

Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers

Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers

Korean Air Lines Co.'s anticipated acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. is expected to spur domestic budget carriers to seek mergers, with the two do...

Korean Air gets EU approval for Asiana merger

Korean Air gets EU approval for Asiana merger

The European Commission (EC), the European Union (EU) antitrust body, approved the merger between Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. on N...

HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels

HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels

South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...

S.Korean firms bet big on US LNG market under new Trump gov't

S.Korean firms bet big on US LNG market under new Trump gov't

South Korean energy and shipbuilding companies are gearing up for a swift advance into the US liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, which is expected ...

Hanwha Ocean wins $51.2 mn deal for two LNG carriers

Hanwha Ocean wins $51.2 mn deal for two LNG carriers

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, secured a new contract to build two LNG carriers, making it the domestic shipyard w...

SK Telecom unveils AI personal agent Aster for global users

SK Telecom unveils AI personal agent Aster for global users

SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday unveiled an AI-driven personal assistant Aster (A*) that understands users' intentions and goes beyond answering simple qu...

Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers

Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers

South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Thursday that it will introduce a special fire suppression tool, the EV (Electric Vehicle) - Drill Lance, f...

Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes

Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes

South Korea's budget carrier Jin Air said on Friday that it will resume and expand its international flights for the upcoming winter season, focus...

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