HD Hyundai Samho to supply cranes for Port of Tacoma
The Korean shipbuilder will modernize facilities at the key U.S. port as well as supply four cranes to HMM subsidiary Washington United Terminals by 2028.
Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-Kwan, far left, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, far right, and officials from HD Hyundai Samho and HMM pose for a photograph at an event to celebrate a shipbuilding partnership between Korea and the United States in Washington on July 23.HD HYUNDAI SAMHO
HD Hyundai Samho will take part in a facility modernization project at the U.S. Port of Tacoma and supply four cranes to Washington United Terminals (WUT), Korean shipper HMM said Sunday.
The Port of Tacoma, located in Washington State, serves as a major port on the U.S. West Coast.
WUT, a subsidiary of HMM, operates a container terminal spanning about 510,000square meters (126 acres) at the Port of Tacoma and currently runs eight quay cranes used to load and unload containers. It has been in service since 1999.
Under the new turnkey project, HD Hyundai Samho will replace two aging quay cranes and install two new yard cranes by 2028. Quay cranes move containers between vessels and the shore, while yard cranes load cargo on vehicles in a yard.
HD Hyundai Samho, as a supplier, will cover design, manufacturing, transportation, installation and commissioning of the cranes.
“The equipment modernization at WUT will allow us to provide efficient logistics services to our shippers,” an HMM representative said. “Alongside our fleet expansion, we will continue to invest in port infrastructure to support our operational capabilities.”
Washington United Terminals in the Port of TacomaHMM
The project expands the scope of the Korea-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation initiative — Make American Shipbuilding Great Again, which is also known as MASGA — HD Hyundai Samho said.
Previously, HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun introduced HD Hyundai Samho's crane manufacturing capabilities when he met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer last year.
“Winning the Port of Tacoma crane contract is a meaningful achievement that demonstrates external recognition of the technological expertise and quality competitiveness we have built through a wide range of projects at home and abroad,” an HD Hyundai Samho representative said.
“We will support the MASGA project by developing environmentally friendly and high-efficiency port equipment.”
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
