South Korea

Ammonia vessel trial drives South Korea standards push

The first dual-fuel ship test provides technical data for future vessel guidelines.

South Korea locks in $150b shipbuilding pact with the US

It establishes a consultative body to identify project opportunities.

HD Hyundai wins order for two dual-fuel gas carriers from Turkey’s BGN

Each carrier will have a cargo capacity of 93,000 cubic metres.

Wind-assisted MR tanker enters class and regulatory review pathway

The vessel concept will integrate bound4blue’s eSAIL technology.

Ulsan port completes world-first ammonia bunkering for vessel

The port integrates ammonia fueling whilst expanding LNG and methanol systems.

Shipyards to get AI-powered humanoid welding robots from HD Hyundai

The robots will be trained using data from shipyards.

South Korea’s VINSSEN, MANA Engineering plan 800 TEU feeder hydrogen retrofit

It will add hydrogen fuel cells and battery storage for auxiliary power.

Ontario Shipyards deal bolsters Hanwha Ocean’s Canadian expansion

The Korean shipbuilder will support Ontario naval industrial readiness.

Freight rate slump halves HMM earnings to $1.3b in 2025

The company maintains its margin amidst global container market slump.

Hanwha Ocean secures WTIV order for offshore wind

The vessel is currently under review for deployment in priority domestic offshore wind projects

HD Hyundai’s Avikus scales AI fleet as HMM orders system for 40 ships

Avikus AI takes active navigation control of 40 HMM ships.

HMM to deploy AI navigation on 40 ships in first phase

Three-way pact splits roles: data provision, platform support, and solution development for joint technical work.