First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier Enters Sea Trials With Twin 49m Sails
A 174,000 cu m LNG carrier fitted with two telescopic hard sails has entered sea trials, the first commercial application of wind-assisted propulsion on a gas carrier.
South Korea's big three shipbuilders pass $30bn in first-half orders
South Korea's three largest shipbuilders have booked more than $30bn in orders in the first half of the year, pointing to a shipbuilding super-cycle.
South Korea Signs Destroyer Contract Ending Three-Year Shipbuilder Dispute
South Korea has signed a contract worth about 882 billion won with Hanwha Ocean for the first KDDX destroyer, ending nearly three years of dispute over which shipbuilder would get the work.
US Navy eyes South Korean yards for warships and tankers
The US Navy has approached major South Korean shipbuilders about building destroyers and fleet tankers, a step that could reverse a century of domestic-only construction.
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