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삼성중공업이 최근 건조한 26만 6200㎥급 초대형 액화천연가스(LNG) 운반선. 삼성중공업은 14일 태국에서 개막한 '가스텍'에서 부유식 LNG 생산설비(FLNG)를 공개했다. 사진 삼성중공업

Samsung Heavy lands $1.2 billion ship deal as Korean shipbuilders chase next LNG boom

The Korean shipbuilder’s major order highlights a rebounding liquefied natural gas carrier market as rivals expand into offshore facilities, AI operations and floating data centers.

2026.9.14

Hormuz shutdown reroutes Saudi crude, and Korean yards are booking the ships that carry it

Korean shipyards are seeing surging demand for Suezmax tankers as Saudi crude takes longer routes around the Strait of Hormuz.

2026.9.1

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An exterior of a building is seen damaged due to heavy rain in Geoje, South Gyeongsang, on Aug. 17.

Geoje shipyards tell workers to stay home amid record rainfall

Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries instructed their employees to stay home as a torrential downpour made roads impassable and prompted worksite damage checks.

2026.8.17

Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center opens as Korean firms step up joint projects

HD Hyundai, Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries signed new deals for design, technology and work force development as Washington moves to revive U.S. shipbuilding.

2026.7.24

Samsung Heavy inks deal with U.S. company on FSMR development

Samsung Heavy Industries signed an MOU with U.S. engineering firm Sargent & Lundy to develop a standardized floating small modular reactor platform for multiple reactor types.

2026.7.22

Shipbuilders race to build floating data centers as AI demand surges

As AI fuels a boom in data center demand, Korean shipbuilders are teaming with global partners to develop offshore data facilities that could ease land, power and cooling constraints.

2026.7.9

A liquefied natural gas carrier built by Samsung Heavy Industries [SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES]

Samsung Heavy wins over 1 trillion won worth of orders from Bermuda-based company

Samsung Heavy Industries secured orders worth over 1 trillion won ($668 million) for five vessels from a Bermuda-based shipping company, the Korean shipbuilder said Wednesday.

2026.5.27

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President Lee Jae Myung, far left, attends a presentation about a ship welding robot at Samsung Heavy Industries' exhibition booth following a conference on the future vision of Korean shipbuilding held at a hotel in Ulsan on May 13.

2026.5.13

Samsung Heavy Industries Chief Operating Officer Lee Wang-keun, front row second from left, and officials from San Diego State University pose for a photo after opening a joint research center in San Diego on March 12. [SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES]

Samsung Heavy Industries opens San Diego research center to support U.S.-Korea MASGA initiative

Samsung Heavy Industries said Friday it has established a research center in the United States to support a Seoul-Washington joint initiative aimed at revitalizing the U.S. shipbuilding industry through partnerships with Korean firms.

2026.3.13

Hanwha Ocean's shipyard is pictured on Nov. 27, 2025. [YONHAP]

Korea's renewed shipbuilding boom reignites grievances over subcontractor bonuses

As profits return to Korea’s shipyards after years of stagnation, so has an old fault line. A dispute over performance bonuses is exposing persistent inequalities between full-time workers and subcontracted labor that underpins much of the industry.

2026.1.26