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Hanwha Oceans 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.

Fierce competition between HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hanwha Ocean in the naval shipbuilding sector has found its way to the lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), who have tried to support the shipbuilders, which are located in each of their respective constituencies, according to industry officials, Tuesday.

South Korea fortifies naval capabilities with advanced FFX Batch III frigates amidst regional security concerns and US alliance.

A model of Hanwha Ocean's FFX-III frigate on display at MADEX 2023 in Busan, South Korea. Hanwha Ocean has received a contract to build the final two Chungnam (FFX-III)-class guided-missile frigates for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). The...

Intensifying competition between Hanwha and HD Hyundai in the shipbuilding industry is feared to help their Japanese rivals win construction orders for the Royal Canadian Navys new submarines, according to industry experts, Wednesday.

The South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has reportedly been chosen as the preferred bidder for the construction of new-generation frigates for the c...

BUSAN ― Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan, the oldest son of Chairman Kim Seung-youn, told reporters on Wednesday that he will focus on making large-scale investments and establishing medium- and long-term strategies for Hanwha Ocean to gain recognition in the global market, as the groups other defense subsidiaries do.

Busan will become the venue for a showdown between Koreas two leading naval ship manufacturers later this week, according to industry officials, Monday. During the biennial International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX) 2023 to be held in BEXCO from Wednesday to Friday as part of Marine Week 2023, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean will open their exhibition pavilions right next to each other, to showcase their cutting-edge warship technologies to naval officials from aroun...

Hyundai Heavy industries launch the ROK Navy’s first Ulsan-class FFX vessel as the republic looks to secure the Indo-Pacific.

South Korea's first Ulsan-class Batch III frigate, seen here at its launch ceremony on 10 April 2023. South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the country's first Ulsan-class Batch III frigate. The vessel, which h...