SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Monday it has launched a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). Ordered by Cadeler Inc. in 2021, the WTIV measures 148 meters in length and 56 meters in width. It is capable of sailing while carrying five offshore wind turbines, each [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Ocean Co., a shipbuilding and defense industry unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, said Friday it has partnered with three Canadian technology firms to enhance cooperation as part of its effort to bid for Canada’s maritime procurement project. During Canada’s Global Defence & Security Trade Show in Ottawa, [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials from South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. have filed a criminal complaint against Hanwha Ocean Co. for alleged misrepresentation of facts and defamation in connection with the leak of military secrets, police said Tuesday. They lodged the complaint with the police Friday, alleging that Hanwha Ocean [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders have been exploring opportunities to enter the U.S. Navy’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market, aligning with the United States’ efforts to revitalize its declining shipbuilding industry through collaboration with its Asian allies. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) and Hanwha Ocean Co. are pursuing partnership [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder by order backlog, said Wednesday it has clinched a 176.4 billion-won (US$127 million) order to build a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier for a shipper based in the Americas. Hanwha Ocean will build the vessels at its shipyard in Geoje on the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemical-to-defense industry conglomerate, sees a good chance of acquiring Australian shipbuilder Austal, as it has expanded defense businesses in Australia, including a deal for K9 self-propelled howitzers, a group official said Tuesday. “Given that Hanwha Group is in the process of carrying out defense projects [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder by order backlog, said Tuesday it has bagged an order worth 1.24 trillion won (US$919.6 million) to build four liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for an Asian shipper. Hanwha Ocean said it will build the vessels at its shipyard in Geoje on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Friday it has won a 342 billion-won (US$256 million) order for two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from an Oceanian shipper. The VLCCs will be built at Hanwha Ocean’s shipyard in Geoje on the south coast and delivered to the undisclosed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Monday it has clinched a 331.2 billion-won (US$247 million) order for two very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) from an Oceanian shipper. The eco-friendly vessels will be constructed at Hanwha Ocean’s shipyard in Geoje on the south coast and delivered to the [...]
GEOJE, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, currently known as Hanwha Ocean, is embroiled in a security breach involving the leak of submarine blueprints to Taiwan, with the South Korean police conducting an investigation. According to police reports on January 4, the South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency has begun an investigation into [...]