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Ahead of the bid for the "Canada Next Generation Submarine Project," the Minister of Economic Development of Ontario, Canada, visited Hanwha Ocean's Geoje site, which is focusing on winning CPSP orders.
Hanwha Ocean announced that Victor Fideli, the Minister of Economic Development and a member of the Niping District, who oversees Ontario's economic development, job creation, and trade affairs, visited the Geoje site on the 22nd.
Minister Fideli visited the Hanwha Ocean Geoje site with the world's largest advanced shipbuilding facilities, toured the shipbuilding site, and looked at production automation facilities using welding robots. In addition, he personally confirmed the excellence of the Jang Bogo-III Deployment II submarine aboard the Jang Yeongsil Ship, which was launched in October 2025.
Hanwha Ocean explained to Minister Fideli the design and production process of the CPSP-proposed model submarine and presented the world's best large shipbuilding infrastructure and overwhelming production capacity of Hanwha Ocean.
In addition, it presented industrial cooperation measures related to 'Industrial Technology Benefits (ITB), a major item of the Canadian submarine business, and introduced investment and employment effects across Canada, including Ontario.
Hanwha Ocean plans to promote various cooperation measures with Ontario, Canada's Great Lakes region, along with Fideli Minister's visit. It is expected that cooperation that can contribute to job creation in Ontario and regional industrial development will play a major role in ITB negotiations, a major item in CPSP business orders.
An official from Hanwha Ocean who spoke to this newspaper by phone said, "The discussion of cooperation with the Ontario regional industry shows a firm commitment to building sustainable submarine construction, maintenance, and repair capabilities in Canada."
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