▶ Medium-sized containerships to be built by 2028, supported by design, procurement, equipment, and strategic technology investmentHD Hyundai launched a strategic shipbuilding collaboration in the United States, signing with U.S.-based Edison…
▶ Medium-sized containerships to be built by 2028, supported by design, procurement, equipment, and strategic technology investment
HD Hyundai launched a strategic shipbuilding collaboration in the United States, signing with U.S.-based Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to establish a strategic and comprehensive partnership for the construction of U.S. commercial vessels.
The signing ceremony was held on Friday, June 20, at ECO’s headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The event was attended by Hannae Choi, Head of Planning at HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Gary Chouest, Chairman of ECO.
During the ceremony, the two companies agreed to cooperate on the construction of LNG dual-fuel containerships.
ECO is a U.S.-based shipbuilding group that operates five commercial shipyards across the country. The company has built and currently operates a fleet of 300 Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs), demonstrating world-class competitiveness in the OSV sector. Notably, ECO has recently formed the United Shipbuilding Alliance (USA) in partnership with Bollinger Shipyard, the largest privately owned shipbuilding group in the United States, to further strengthen the nation’s shipbuilding capabilities.
According to global shipbuilding and shipping market analytics firm Clarkson Research, U.S. shipyards received orders for only three 3,600 TEU-class containerships from U.S. shipping companies over
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