HD Hyundai to Teach the U.S. How to Build Shipyards

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HD Hyundai is officially launching its shipyard modernization project in the United States.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, an intermediate holding company under HD Hyundai's shipbuilding division, recently signed a "Cooperation Agreement on Shipyard Modernization to Revitalize the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry" with Fraser Industries.

This agreement marks the first actual implementation following HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' March decision to add "development and supply of digital engineering and manufacturing platforms" to its articles of incorporation, positioning "comprehensive shipyard construction solutions" as a future growth engine.

Under the agreement, both companies will collaborate across the entire lifecycle from shipyard establishment to operation, including shipyard diagnostics and solution development, yard and factory layout design, introduction of robotics and automated equipment, optimization of costs, processes, quality, and productivity, application of AI- and data-driven digital solutions, expansion of supply chains, and training of technical personnel.

Notably, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Fraser Industries plan to sign a contract for a "shipyard modernization consulting program" within this year, designating the Fraser shipyard located on the shore of Lake Superior—one of the Great Lakes—as a "pilot model" for rebuilding the U.S. shipbuilding industry.

In a phone interview with this newspaper, an HD Hyundai official stated, "We plan to provide know-how required from shipyard design to operation, supporting Fraser shipyard as a hub for revitalizing the U.S. shipbuilding industry."

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