HD Hyundai Samho
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HD Hyundai Samho (HD現代三湖) is a South Korean shipbuilder located in Samho-eup, Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province. It is an affiliate of HD Hyundai Group and a subsidiary of the intermediate holding company Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.
Shipyard overview
It has two very large docks capable of building about 50 ultra-large vessels, 4.3 million GT, per year, plus an onshore building site, and operates a total of 6 cranes, including a goliath crane at the onshore building site with a lifting capacity of 1,200 tons and 2 goliath cranes that can load blocks of up to 900 tons. With about 12,000 employees including in-house subcontractors, it had ranked first in revenue in the Honam region, and it leads the eco-friendly ship market based on differentiated technology, focusing in particular on LNG, LPG, D/F tankers/containerships, and methanol-fueled ships.
History
- 1992 - Halla Heavy Industries begins construction of the Samho Shipyard on an 880,000-pyeong site in Samho-eup, Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province
- 1996 - First vessel built, relocation of the Incheon plant completed
- 1997 - IMF bailout crisis, Halla Heavy Industries goes bankrupt
- 1999 - Hyundai Heavy Industries begins consignment management
- 2002 - Incorporated into Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, receives the $700 Million Export Tower award
- 2003 - Renamed 'Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (現代三湖重工業)', first in revenue among companies headquartered in South Jeolla Province
- 2007 - Hyundai Indoor Tennis Court completed, reached 20 million tons of ships built in the shortest time in the industry
- 2009 - Received the '$3 Billion Export Tower' on Trade Day
- 2013 - Reached 50 million DWT of ships built
- 2014 - Commended as best company for shared growth, Prime Minister's Commendation at the Korea Sharing National Awards
- 2015 - New main building constructed, 10,000-ton floating crane delivered to Hyundai Heavy Industries
- 2018 - Successfully uprighted the Sewol ferry, built a VR virtual-experience safety training center
- 2020 - Reached a record of 100 ships built on land