Hanwha Ocean leads Korean-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation, including joint development of warships in the U.S.

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Hanwha Ocean solidifies its position as a leading force driving co-prosperity between the Korean and U.S. shipbuilding industries by establishing comprehensive cooperative relationships with major partners in the United States, covering warship design and development, shipbuilding workforce training, and construction of a shipbuilding supply chain.

On the 23rd (local time), Hanwha Ocean signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) at the opening ceremony of the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation Center held in Washington D.C., including agreements with major U.S. partners for "joint design and development of global strategic transport ships," "training of shipbuilding personnel," and "establishment of a shipbuilding supply chain."

Hanwha Ocean signed a "professional services contract" for joint design of global strategic transport ships with "Lloyd's Register Gibbs & Cox," a renowned warship design firm. This marks a step forward from the "Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen U.S. and allied naval shipbuilding capabilities" that both companies signed last April.

Through this contract, both companies will begin joint design of global strategic transport ships. They will promote joint technology development during the design process and operate a cooperative system to ensure design quality. By combining Hanwha Ocean's warship construction capabilities with Lloyd's Register Gibbs & Cox's expertise in warship design and engineering—having designed more than 70% of U.S. Navy surface ships since World War II—the companies plan to present a highly reliable, verified platform to the global market, including the United States.

Global strategic transport ships are designed to be used for commercial purposes such as logistics transportation during peacetime and as strategic transport assets capable of rapidly transporting military supplies in emergencies. This dual-use (Dual-Use) platform offers both strategic value at the national security level and economic efficiency, providing a solution that can meet diverse demands in the global warship market, including in the United States.

Hanwha Ocean also signed an MOU with Hanwha Philippines Shipyard and Delaware County Community College for "cooperation on shipbuilding technology education and development."

A Hanwha Ocean official, speaking to The Korea Economic Daily via telephone, stated, "Hanwha Ocean is fully prepared to contribute to the reconstruction of the U.S. shipbuilding industry and the advancement of the Korean shipbuilding sector."

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