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Every Vessel Hunter story on HD Hyundai: 20 stories, from 9 June 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "Lashing-free CMA CGM Gold enters service as Dutch dockers' union raises doubts". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Lashing-free CMA CGM Gold enters service as Dutch dockers' union raises doubts
CMA CGM's 13,000 TEU CMA CGM Gold needs no manual lashing on deck. The Dutch union FNV doubts how the system will work and wants her inspected in Rotterdam.
Yang Ming names YM Weight, its fourth 15,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel ship
Yang Ming has named YM Weight, the fourth of five 15,500 TEU-class LNG dual-fuel containerships from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, for its Asia-West Mediterranean MS2 service.
CLdN orders two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo ships at HD Hyundai
CLdN has ordered two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo vessels from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in mid-2029, the 15th and 16th ships it has contracted at the yard in ten years.
Anemoi Courts Korean Yards as Rotor Sails Move Onto Container Ships
The British wind propulsion company says several major Korean shipyards have approached it about integrating rotor sails, as it prepares the first planned installation on a container vessel.
Partial Strikes Begin at HD Hyundai's Ulsan Yard for the Fourth Year Running
Unionised workers at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries began a seven-hour stoppage on 2 September after mediators found the two sides far apart on pay and profit sharing.
HD Hyundai and Hanwha Take Their Shipbuilding Rivalry to US Yards
Hanwha owns Philly Shipyard and has bid up to $1.2bn for Austal's US arm; HD Hyundai has been examining yards in San Diego and along the Texas Gulf Coast.
HD Hyundai Launches Peruvian Navy Landing Ship Built at SIMA Yard
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has launched Chimbote, the first of two landing support ships for the Peruvian Navy, built at the SIMA shipyard under a local joint production arrangement.
HD Hyundai Drops $449m Cochin Joint Venture for a $4bn Indian Yard
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has withdrawn from a planned $449m hull block joint venture with Cochin Shipyard, redirecting capital to a $4bn wholly owned yard in Tuticorin.
ADNOC L&S Pays Record $115 Million for 15-Year-Old VLCC
ADNOC L&S has bought the 15-year-old VLCC Olympic Leopard for $115 million and renamed her Al Yahr, a record price as European brokers value similar tankers at up to $100 million.
HD Hyundai in Advanced Talks to Buy a US Shipyard Under MASGA
South Korea's largest shipbuilder has narrowed its search to two or three American yards, with Cerberus Capital Management and the Korea Development Bank lined up behind the deal.
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.
Ciner takes its ammonia carrier investment past $1bn
Turkish conglomerate Ciner has ordered three more very large ammonia carriers in South Korea, taking its investment in the segment past $1bn.
HD Hyundai Launches First Newbuild At Philippine Yard Since 2019
HD Hyundai has launched a 115,000 deadweight tonne product tanker at its Philippine subsidiary, the first newbuilding to leave the Subic yard since 2019.
HD Hyundai launches first vessel from revived Subic yard
The 250-metre Orion Jade marks the start of full-scale shipbuilding operations at the Philippine facility after a steel-cutting ceremony last September.
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.
US formally sounds out Korean yards on building navy warships
The Pentagon and US Navy have sent requests for information to HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean on combat vessels, the first such approach under the MASGA partnership.
Union Maritime widens newbuild push with first VLGC order
Union Maritime has been linked to its first VLGC newbuildings, two large gas carriers at HD Hyundai Heavy for delivery in 2029.
HD Hyundai teams with Schneider Electric on floating data centres
HD Hyundai's shipbuilding arm has signed an MOU with Schneider Electric to jointly develop technology for data centres housed on floating offshore structures.
Asiatic Lloyd signs up for three LR2 tankers
Singapore's Asiatic Lloyd is linked to three LR2 newbuildings at HD Hyundai's Philippines yard, marking its return to the larger product tanker segment after exiting LR2s in 2023.
BGN doubles down on LPG shipping with pair of HD Hyundai VLGCs
Energy trader BGN has ordered two more dual-fuel VLGCs at HD Hyundai, lifting its owned LPG fleet to 19 ships and its 2026 VLGC commitments at the yard to six.
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