US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro toured the shipyards of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean on Tuesday to explore their military shipbuilding capabilities for handling comprehensive support services for the US Navy fleet, as part of US defense needs to bolster its naval presence in Asia. Del Toro's visit to Korea comes as the US contemplates outsourcing naval ship maintenance, repair, and overh.
Hanwha Ocean s endeavor to secure exclusive control of the Korean naval ship market was thwarted after rival HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) managed to avoid being banned from bidding for government contracts, according to industry officials, Wednesday.
Hanwha Ocean is facing a setback in its production and a dispute with its labor union, after a 27-year-old subcontracted worker died last week from an explosion at the shipbuilder’s shipyard on Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province, according to industry officials, Tuesday.
Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan met with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Tuesday (local time), at the company s exhibition pavilion for the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in the Polish city of Kielce.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Aug. 23, 2023 - Hanwha Ocean, a leading shipbuilding and offshore marine service provider, announced today its transition towards becoming a Global Ocean Solution.